diff --git a/test/unit/ajax.js b/test/unit/ajax.js
index 2ded1277..5704d73e 100644
--- a/test/unit/ajax.js
+++ b/test/unit/ajax.js
@@ -1318,7 +1318,7 @@ test("jQuery.ajax - Etag support", function() {
 });
 
 test("jQuery.ajax - active counter", function() {
-    ok( jQuery.ajax.active == 0, "ajax active counter should be zero: " + jQuery.ajax.active );
+    ok( jQuery.active == 0, "ajax active counter should be zero: " + jQuery.active );
 });