diff --git a/Formula/boost-python.rb b/Formula/boost-python.rb
index a8a8f42662..d3610e6ea8 100644
--- a/Formula/boost-python.rb
+++ b/Formula/boost-python.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@ class BoostPython < Formula
   sha256 "fdfc204fc33ec79c99b9a74944c3e54bd78be4f7f15e260c0e2700a36dc7d3e5"
   head "https://github.com/boostorg/boost.git"
 
+  stable do
+    # don't explicitly link a Python framework
+    # https://github.com/boostorg/build/pull/78
+    patch do
+      url "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/tdsmith/9026da299ac1bfd3f419/raw/b73a919c38af08941487ca37d46e711864104c4d/boost-python.diff"
+      sha256 "9f374761ada11eecd082e7f9d5b80efeb387039d3a290f45b61f0730bce3801a"
+    end
+  end
+
   bottle do
     cellar :any
     sha256 "7f627fb1887ecaaea4b6b363d300a21c5274a1607c7dc64f2114d3794b5fec11" => :yosemite
@@ -29,15 +38,6 @@ class BoostPython < Formula
     cause "Dropped arguments to functions when linking with boost"
   end
 
-  stable do
-    # don't explicitly link a Python framework
-    # https://github.com/boostorg/build/pull/78
-    patch do
-      url "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/tdsmith/9026da299ac1bfd3f419/raw/b73a919c38af08941487ca37d46e711864104c4d/boost-python.diff"
-      sha256 "9f374761ada11eecd082e7f9d5b80efeb387039d3a290f45b61f0730bce3801a"
-    end
-  end
-
   def install
     ENV.universal_binary if build.universal?
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class BoostPython < Formula
                  `#{python}-config --ldflags`.strip).split(" ")
       system ENV.cxx, "-shared", "hello.cpp", "-lboost_#{python}", "-o", "hello.so", *pyflags
       output = `#{python} -c "from __future__ import print_function; import hello; print(hello.greet())"`
-      assert output.include?("Hello, world!")
+      assert_match "Hello, world!", output
     end
   end
 end