diff --git a/Lib/test/test_warnings/__init__.py b/Lib/test/test_warnings/__init__.py
index 712f9cde3a7..72fcc736610 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_warnings/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_warnings/__init__.py
@@ -104,7 +104,15 @@ class FilterTests(BaseTest):
             message = "FilterTests.test_ignore_after_default"
             def f():
                 self.module.warn(message, UserWarning)
-            f()
+
+            with support.captured_stderr() as stderr:
+                f()
+            stderr = stderr.getvalue()
+            self.assertIn("UserWarning: FilterTests.test_ignore_after_default",
+                          stderr)
+            self.assertIn("self.module.warn(message, UserWarning)",
+                          stderr)
+
             self.module.filterwarnings("error", category=UserWarning)
             self.assertRaises(UserWarning, f)