diff --git a/icu4j/main/core/src/test/java/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/util/LocaleMatcherTest.java b/icu4j/main/core/src/test/java/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/util/LocaleMatcherTest.java
index e076b8fbd80..90d588d0e63 100644
--- a/icu4j/main/core/src/test/java/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/util/LocaleMatcherTest.java
+++ b/icu4j/main/core/src/test/java/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/util/LocaleMatcherTest.java
@@ -570,10 +570,10 @@ public class LocaleMatcherTest extends CoreTestFmwk {
     public void testAsymmetry() {
         LocaleMatcher matcher;
         matcher = new LocaleMatcher("mul, de");
-        assertEquals("de", matcher.getBestMatch("gsw").toString()); // af => nl
+        assertEquals("de", matcher.getBestMatch("gsw").toString()); // gsw => de
 
-        matcher = new LocaleMatcher("mul, af");
-        assertEquals("mul", matcher.getBestMatch("nl").toString()); // but nl !=> af
+        matcher = new LocaleMatcher("mul, gsw");
+        assertEquals("mul", matcher.getBestMatch("de").toString()); // but de !=> gsw
     }