diff --git a/tests/lib/libcurses/check_files/pad1.chk b/tests/lib/libcurses/check_files/pad1.chk
index 99b90f978ea3..0b192ee2f413 100644
--- a/tests/lib/libcurses/check_files/pad1.chk
+++ b/tests/lib/libcurses/check_files/pad1.chk
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 cup12;6Xtestingtest
      testingtest
-     testingtesthome
\ No newline at end of file
+     testingtest
diff --git a/tests/lib/libcurses/check_files/pad3.chk b/tests/lib/libcurses/check_files/pad3.chk
index 541fb303a03b..8c5cb72a7344 100644
--- a/tests/lib/libcurses/check_files/pad3.chk
+++ b/tests/lib/libcurses/check_files/pad3.chk
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ cup12;7Xel
      t   444444444cup15;9X444444
       testi22333333
       testi22333333
-      testi22333333home
+      testi22333333
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/lib/libcurses/t_curses.sh b/tests/lib/libcurses/t_curses.sh
index af990936e34a..4d2cc6c26349 100644
--- a/tests/lib/libcurses/t_curses.sh
+++ b/tests/lib/libcurses/t_curses.sh
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ atf_init_test_cases()
 	atf_add_test_case mvprintw
 	atf_add_test_case mvscanw
 	atf_add_test_case mvvline
-#	atf_add_test_case pad # not working
+	atf_add_test_case pad
 	atf_add_test_case nocbreak
 	atf_add_test_case nodelay
 }