diff --git a/Lib/test/test_module.py b/Lib/test/test_module.py
index aa5ee49..0fd82ea 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_module.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_module.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def test_uninitialized(self):
         # and __doc__ is None
         foo = ModuleType.__new__(ModuleType)
         self.assertTrue(foo.__dict__ is None)
-        self.assertRaises(SystemError, dir, foo)
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, dir, foo)
         try:
             s = foo.__name__
             self.fail("__name__ = %s" % repr(s))