1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/unittest/test/testmock/testwith.py b/Lib/unittest/test/testmock/testwith.py
index ddcfe77e4d9..b6bfb754ad6 100644
--- a/Lib/unittest/test/testmock/testwith.py
+++ b/Lib/unittest/test/testmock/testwith.py
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ class TestMockOpen(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_mock_open_context_manager(self):
         mock = mock_open()
+        handle = mock.return_value
         with patch('%s.open' % __name__, mock, create=True):
             with open('foo') as f:
                 f.read()
@@ -148,8 +149,7 @@ class TestMockOpen(unittest.TestCase):
         expected_calls = [call('foo'), call().__enter__(), call().read(),
                           call().__exit__(None, None, None)]
         self.assertEqual(mock.mock_calls, expected_calls)
-        # mock_open.return_value is no longer static, because
-        # readline support requires that it mutate state
+        self.assertIs(f, handle)
 
     def test_mock_open_context_manager_multiple_times(self):
         mock = mock_open()