diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/src/Functional/Update/PathAliasToEntityUpdateTest.php b/core/modules/system/tests/src/Functional/Update/PathAliasToEntityUpdateTest.php
index e688faab80..19b62661a7 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/src/Functional/Update/PathAliasToEntityUpdateTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/src/Functional/Update/PathAliasToEntityUpdateTest.php
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ public function testConversionToEntities() {
 
     $this->runUpdates();
 
+    /** @var \Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler */
+    $module_handler = $this->container->get('module_handler');
+    $this->assertTrue($module_handler->moduleExists('path_alias'));
+
     // Check that the 'path_alias' entity tables have been created and the
     // 'url_alias' table has been deleted.
     $this->assertTrue($schema->tableExists('path_alias'));