diff --git a/pkgs/racket-test-core/tests/racket/stx.rktl b/pkgs/racket-test-core/tests/racket/stx.rktl
index 3e21b2c140..620f1c7d1e 100644
--- a/pkgs/racket-test-core/tests/racket/stx.rktl
+++ b/pkgs/racket-test-core/tests/racket/stx.rktl
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@
   (define-for-syntax ht (make-hash))
   (define-syntax (m stx)
     (or (hash-ref ht (syntax-local-lift-context) #f)
-        (let ([id (syntax-local-lift-expression #`(quote #,(current-inexact-milliseconds)))])
+        (let ([id (syntax-local-lift-expression #`(quote #,(gensym)))])
           (hash-set! ht (syntax-local-lift-context) id)
           id))))
 (dynamic-require ''example-that-uses-the-lift-context 0)
@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@
            (dynamic-require ''extra-module 0)
            (let ([ns (module->namespace ''extra-module)])
              (test (eval 'm ns) eval 'm ns)
-             (test #f = (eval 'm) (eval 'm ns)))))])
+             (test #f eq? (eval 'm) (eval 'm ns)))))])
   (go)
   (go)
   (go))