diff --git a/Lib/test/test_zlib.py b/Lib/test/test_zlib.py
index f1f9d380906..6ffed99293d 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_zlib.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_zlib.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class ExceptionTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_baddecompressobj(self):
         # verify failure on building decompress object with bad params
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, zlib.decompressobj, 0)
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, zlib.decompressobj, -1)
 
     def test_decompressobj_badflush(self):
         # verify failure on calling decompressobj.flush with bad params
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 7a018adab9c..8b415be3b3c 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -251,6 +251,8 @@ C-API
 Tests
 -----
 
+- Issue #8193: Fix test_zlib failure with zlib 1.2.4.
+
 - Issue #8248: Add some tests for the bool type.  Patch by Gregory Nofi.
 
 - Issue #8263: Now regrtest.py will report a failure if it receives a