diff --git a/src/video_engine/test/auto_test/source/vie_autotest_file.cc b/src/video_engine/test/auto_test/source/vie_autotest_file.cc
index d425828f67..e82fb9c829 100644
--- a/src/video_engine/test/auto_test/source/vie_autotest_file.cc
+++ b/src/video_engine/test/auto_test/source/vie_autotest_file.cc
@@ -464,8 +464,9 @@ void ViEAutoTest::ViEFileStandardTest()
         EXPECT_EQ(0, ptrViEBase->DisconnectAudioChannel(videoChannel));
         EXPECT_EQ(0, ptrViEBase->SetVoiceEngine(NULL));
         EXPECT_EQ(0, ptrVEBase->DeleteChannel(audioChannel));
-        EXPECT_EQ(0, ptrVEBase->Release());
-        EXPECT_EQ(0, ptrVECodec->Release());
+        // VoE reference counting is per-object, so we use EXPECT_NE
+        EXPECT_NE(0, ptrVEBase->Release());
+        EXPECT_NE(0, ptrVECodec->Release());
         EXPECT_TRUE(webrtc::VoiceEngine::Delete(ptrVEEngine));
 
         EXPECT_EQ(0, ptrViEBase->StopReceive(videoChannel));