diff --git a/Lib/test/test_curses.py b/Lib/test/test_curses.py
index 5db44ebedd2ee0..0ad0e356eaa606 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_curses.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_curses.py
@@ -3333,7 +3333,7 @@ def test_newterm(self):
         self.assertIsInstance(screen, curses.screen)
         win = screen.stdscr
         self.assertIsInstance(win, curses.window)
-        self.assertEqual(win.getmaxyx(), (24, 80))
+        self.assertEqual(win.getmaxyx(), (curses.LINES, curses.COLS))
         win.addstr(0, 0, 'hello')
         win.refresh()