diff --git a/libs/ardour/test/framepos_plus_beats_test.cc b/libs/ardour/test/framepos_plus_beats_test.cc
index 882b6b5721..c95c2a7a66 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/test/framepos_plus_beats_test.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/test/framepos_plus_beats_test.cc
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ FrameposPlusBeatsTest::singleTempoTest ()
 
 	/* Add 1 beat to beat 3 of the first bar */
 	framepos_t r = map.framepos_plus_beats (frames_per_beat * 2, 1);
-	CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL (r, framepos_t (frames_per_beat * 3));
+	CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL (framepos_t (frames_per_beat * 3), r);
 
 	/* Add 4 beats to a -ve frame of 1 beat before zero */
 	r = map.framepos_plus_beats (-frames_per_beat * 1, 4);
-	CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL (r, framepos_t (frames_per_beat * 3));
+	CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL (framepos_t (frames_per_beat * 3), r);
 }
 
 /* Test adding things that overlap a tempo change */
@@ -70,15 +70,15 @@ FrameposPlusBeatsTest::doubleTempoTest ()
 
 	/* Add 1 beat to 1|2 */
 	framepos_t r = map.framepos_plus_beats (24e3, 1);
-	CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL (r, framepos_t (48e3));
+	CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL (framepos_t (48e3), r);
 
 	/* Add 2 beats to 3|4 (over the tempo change) */
 	r = map.framepos_plus_beats (264e3, 2);
-	CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL (r, framepos_t (264e3 + 24e3 + 12e3));
+	CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL (framepos_t (264e3 + 24e3 + 12e3), r);
 
 	/* Add 2.5 beats to 3|3|960 (over the tempo change) */
 	r = map.framepos_plus_beats (264e3 - 12e3, 2.5);
-	CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL (r, framepos_t (264e3 + 24e3 + 12e3));
+	CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL (framepos_t (264e3 + 24e3 + 12e3), r);
 }
 
 /* Same as doubleTempoTest () except put a meter change at the same time as the
@@ -124,15 +124,15 @@ FrameposPlusBeatsTest::doubleTempoWithMeterTest ()
 
 	/* Add 1 beat to 1|2 */
 	framepos_t r = map.framepos_plus_beats (24e3, 1);
-	CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL (r, framepos_t (48e3));
+	CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL (framepos_t (48e3), r);
 
 	/* Add 2 beats to 3|4 (over the tempo change) */
 	r = map.framepos_plus_beats (264e3, 2);
-	CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL (r, framepos_t (264e3 + 24e3 + 12e3));
+	CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL (framepos_t (264e3 + 24e3 + 12e3), r);
 
 	/* Add 2.5 beats to 3|3|960 (over the tempo change) */
 	r = map.framepos_plus_beats (264e3 - 12e3, 2.5);
-	CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL (r, framepos_t (264e3 + 24e3 + 12e3));
+	CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL (framepos_t (264e3 + 24e3 + 12e3), r);
 }