diff --git a/src/sage/interfaces/fricas.py b/src/sage/interfaces/fricas.py
index 47cd5570355..0e7c039ec6d 100644
--- a/src/sage/interfaces/fricas.py
+++ b/src/sage/interfaces/fricas.py
@@ -289,7 +289,8 @@ def __init__(self, name='fricas', command=None,
 
         TESTS::
 
-            sage: fricas == loads(dumps(fricas))
+            sage: a = FriCAS()
+            sage: isinstance(loads(dumps(a)), FriCAS)
             True
 
         Check that :issue:`25174` is fixed::