diff --git a/pandas/tests/computation/test_eval.py b/pandas/tests/computation/test_eval.py
index 852e85968d43f..910449d98bcc5 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/computation/test_eval.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/computation/test_eval.py
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ def test_basic_series_frame_alignment(
             and parser == "pandas"
             and index_name == "index"
             and r_idx_type == "i"
-            and c_idx_type == "c"
+            and c_idx_type == "s"
         ):
             reason = (
                 f"Flaky column ordering when engine={engine}, "