diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/hfile/TestHFile.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/hfile/TestHFile.java
index 8c080c185ae..73e580c907e 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/hfile/TestHFile.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/hfile/TestHFile.java
@@ -411,13 +411,13 @@ public class TestHFile  {
     Cell left = CellUtil.createCell(Bytes.toBytes("a"),
         Bytes.toBytes("a"),
         Bytes.toBytes("a"),
-        9,
+        11,
         KeyValue.Type.Maximum.getCode(),
         HConstants.EMPTY_BYTE_ARRAY);
     Cell right = CellUtil.createCell(Bytes.toBytes("a"),
         Bytes.toBytes("a"),
         Bytes.toBytes("a"),
-        11,
+        9,
         KeyValue.Type.Maximum.getCode(),
         HConstants.EMPTY_BYTE_ARRAY);
     Cell mid = HFileWriterImpl.getMidpoint(CellComparator.COMPARATOR, left, right);