diff --git a/modules/simpletest/tests/menu.test b/modules/simpletest/tests/menu.test
index 1d67651..52672c5 100644
--- a/modules/simpletest/tests/menu.test
+++ b/modules/simpletest/tests/menu.test
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ class MenuTreeDataTestCase extends DrupalUnitTestCase {
    *   TRUE if the assertion succeeded, FALSE otherwise.
    */
   protected function assertSameLink($link1, $link2, $message = '') {
-    return $this->assert($link1['mlid'] == $link2['mlid'], $message ?: 'First link is identical to second link');
+    return $this->assert($link1['mlid'] == $link2['mlid'], $message ? $message : 'First link is identical to second link');
   }
 }