diff --git a/test/lapack.jl b/test/lapack.jl
index 6cda435d..8bc20ffd 100644
--- a/test/lapack.jl
+++ b/test/lapack.jl
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ end
     @testset for elty in (Float32, Float64, ComplexF32, ComplexF64)
         local n = 10
         a = randn(elty, n, n)
-        A = a'*a
+        A = a'*a + I
         B = rand(elty, n, n)
         D = copy(A)
         C = copy(B)