diff --git a/testsuite/rsync.fns b/testsuite/rsync.fns
index b3df5242..996f9218 100644
--- a/testsuite/rsync.fns
+++ b/testsuite/rsync.fns
@@ -66,13 +66,13 @@ checkit() {
     echo "-------------">>${log}
     echo "check how the files compare with diff:">>${log}
     echo "">>${log}
-    diff -ur $2 $3 >>${log} 2>&1 || failed=YES
+    diff -cr $2 $3 >>${log} 2>&1 || failed=YES
     echo "-------------">>${log}
     echo "check how the directory listings compare with diff:">>${log}
     echo "">>${log}
     ( cd $2 ; ls -laR ) > ${TMP}/ls-from 2>>${log}
     ( cd $3 ; ls -laR ) > ${TMP}/ls-to  2>>${log}
-    diff -u ${TMP}/ls-from ${TMP}/ls-to >>${log} 2>&1 || failed=YES
+    diff -c ${TMP}/ls-from ${TMP}/ls-to >>${log} 2>&1 || failed=YES
     if [ -z "${failed}" ] ; then
 	echo "${ECHO_T}	done."
 	rm $log