diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_arrow_patches.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_arrow_patches.py
index 73e557525c73..a9409e2c1b7a 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_arrow_patches.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_arrow_patches.py
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ def test_fancyarrow():
     t = ["fancy", "simple", mpatches.ArrowStyle.Fancy()]
 
     fig, axs = plt.subplots(len(t), len(r), squeeze=False,
-                            subplot_kw=dict(aspect=True),
-                            figsize=(8, 4.5))
+                            figsize=(8, 4.5), subplot_kw=dict(aspect=1))
 
     for i_r, r1 in enumerate(r):
         for i_t, t1 in enumerate(t):