diff --git a/internal/terraform/context_apply_test.go b/internal/terraform/context_apply_test.go
index a525ab52d..8bacd2d91 100644
--- a/internal/terraform/context_apply_test.go
+++ b/internal/terraform/context_apply_test.go
@@ -1543,8 +1543,8 @@ func TestContext2Apply_destroyModuleVarProviderConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	p := testProvider("aws")
 	p.PlanResourceChangeFn = testDiffFn
 	state := states.NewState()
-	root := state.EnsureModule(addrs.RootModuleInstance)
-	root.SetResourceInstanceCurrent(
+	child := state.EnsureModule(addrs.RootModuleInstance.Child("child", addrs.NoKey))
+	child.SetResourceInstanceCurrent(
 		mustResourceInstanceAddr("aws_instance.foo").Resource,
 		&states.ResourceInstanceObjectSrc{
 			Status:    states.ObjectReady,