diff --git a/components/engine/pkg/idtools/idtools_unix_test.go b/components/engine/pkg/idtools/idtools_unix_test.go
index e493b9e8d5..8c449013f2 100644
--- a/components/engine/pkg/idtools/idtools_unix_test.go
+++ b/components/engine/pkg/idtools/idtools_unix_test.go
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ func TestGetRootUIDGID(t *testing.T) {
 
 	uid, gid, err := GetRootUIDGID(uidMap, gidMap)
 	assert.Check(t, err)
-	assert.Check(t, is.Equal(os.Getegid(), uid))
+	assert.Check(t, is.Equal(os.Geteuid(), uid))
 	assert.Check(t, is.Equal(os.Getegid(), gid))
 
 	uidMapError := []IDMap{