diff --git a/src/test/org/apache/lucene/queryParser/TestQueryParser.java b/src/test/org/apache/lucene/queryParser/TestQueryParser.java
index 45fe0f69fc4..1bd4f23c4f2 100644
--- a/src/test/org/apache/lucene/queryParser/TestQueryParser.java
+++ b/src/test/org/apache/lucene/queryParser/TestQueryParser.java
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ public class TestQueryParser extends LocalizedTestCase {
   }
   
   private String escapeDateString(String s) {
-    if (s.contains(" ")) {
+    if (s.indexOf(" ") > -1) {
       return "\"" + s + "\"";
     } else {
       return s;