diff --git a/test/098-ddmc/src/Main.java b/test/098-ddmc/src/Main.java
index 962bd7f..f41ff2a 100644
--- a/test/098-ddmc/src/Main.java
+++ b/test/098-ddmc/src/Main.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         System.out.println("Confirm when we overflow, we don't roll over to zero. b/17392248");
         final int overflowAllocations = 64 * 1024;  // Won't fit in unsigned 16-bit value.
         for (int i = 0; i < overflowAllocations; i++) {
-            new String("fnord");
+            new Object();
         }
         Allocations after = new Allocations(DdmVmInternal.getRecentAllocations());
         System.out.println("before < overflowAllocations=" + (before.numberOfEntries < overflowAllocations));