diff --git a/Lib/tkinter/test/test_tkinter/test_widgets.py b/Lib/tkinter/test/test_tkinter/test_widgets.py
index f0149153512fb5..2a5913521fbe13 100644
--- a/Lib/tkinter/test/test_tkinter/test_widgets.py
+++ b/Lib/tkinter/test/test_tkinter/test_widgets.py
@@ -1403,10 +1403,13 @@ def test_configure_title(self):
 
     def test_configure_type(self):
         widget = self.create()
+        opts = ('normal, tearoff, or menubar'
+                if widget.info_patchlevel() < (8, 7) else
+                'menubar, normal, or tearoff')
         self.checkEnumParam(
             widget, 'type',
             'normal', 'tearoff', 'menubar',
-            errmsg='bad type "{}": must be normal, tearoff, or menubar',
+            errmsg='bad type "{}": must be ' + opts,
             )
 
     def test_entryconfigure(self):