diff --git a/vfs/vfstest/write.go b/vfs/vfstest/write.go
index d4c2e0d92..6d883cbf0 100644
--- a/vfs/vfstest/write.go
+++ b/vfs/vfstest/write.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func TestWriteFileNoWrite(t *testing.T) {
 	run.skipIfNoFUSE(t)
 
 	fd, err := osCreate(run.path("testnowrite"))
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	err = fd.Close()
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/vfs/vfstest/write_unix.go b/vfs/vfstest/write_unix.go
index 981035822..bbd9c2657 100644
--- a/vfs/vfstest/write_unix.go
+++ b/vfs/vfstest/write_unix.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/vfs/vfscommon"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
 
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ func TestWriteFileDoubleClose(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	out, err := osCreate(run.path("testdoubleclose"))
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	fd := out.Fd()
 
 	fd1, err := unix.Dup(int(fd))