diff --git a/Lib/ctypes/test/test_parameters.py b/Lib/ctypes/test/test_parameters.py
index 391c4eaf15e..75ec4767e44 100644
--- a/Lib/ctypes/test/test_parameters.py
+++ b/Lib/ctypes/test/test_parameters.py
@@ -78,10 +78,9 @@ def test_cw_strings(self):
             unisize = 8 if sys.maxunicode == 1114111 else 4
             if unisize == sizeof(c_wchar):
                 self.assertIs(c_wchar_p.from_param(s)._obj, s)
+                # new in 0.9.1: convert (decode) ascii to unicode
+                self.assertEqual(c_wchar_p.from_param("123")._obj, "123")
             self.assertRaises(TypeError, c_wchar_p.from_param, 42)
-
-            # new in 0.9.1: convert (decode) ascii to unicode
-            self.assertEqual(c_wchar_p.from_param("123")._obj, "123")
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, c_wchar_p.from_param, b"123\377")
 
         pa = c_wchar_p.from_param(c_wchar_p("123"))