diff --git a/collects/tests/units/test-exptime.ss b/collects/tests/units/test-exptime.ss
index 94d508d62f..2678936a80 100644
--- a/collects/tests/units/test-exptime.ss
+++ b/collects/tests/units/test-exptime.ss
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(require-for-syntax mzlib/unit-exptime)
+(require (for-syntax mzlib/unit-exptime))
 (require "test-harness.ss"
          ;unit
          mzlib/unit)