diff --git a/gson/src/test/java/com/google/gson/JsonStreamParserTest.java b/gson/src/test/java/com/google/gson/JsonStreamParserTest.java
index 30b669c1fd..807b93f89d 100644
--- a/gson/src/test/java/com/google/gson/JsonStreamParserTest.java
+++ b/gson/src/test/java/com/google/gson/JsonStreamParserTest.java
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public void testEmptyInput() {
 
     parser = new JsonStreamParser("");
     e = assertThrows(JsonIOException.class, parser::hasNext);
-    assertThat(e.getCause()).isInstanceOf(EOFException.class);
+    assertThat(e).hasCauseThat().isInstanceOf(EOFException.class);
   }
 
   @Test