diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/hardcode-title-system-note.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/hardcode-title-system-note.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1b0a63efa51871bdfe304060bbebf52057fe9bd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/hardcode-title-system-note.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+title: Ensure autogenerated title does not cause failing spec
+merge_request: 8963
+author: brian m. carlson
diff --git a/spec/services/system_note_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/system_note_service_spec.rb
index 9f5a0ac4ec6b6ded3b832ae76678a2e88d2ea77a..bd7269045e1071bb8a99ae05f6ca1869acc4ce61 100644
--- a/spec/services/system_note_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/system_note_service_spec.rb
@@ -245,6 +245,8 @@ describe SystemNoteService, services: true do
   end
 
   describe '.change_title' do
+    let(:noteable) { create(:issue, project: project, title: 'Lorem ipsum') }
+
     subject { described_class.change_title(noteable, project, author, 'Old title') }
 
     context 'when noteable responds to `title`' do
@@ -252,7 +254,7 @@ describe SystemNoteService, services: true do
 
       it 'sets the note text' do
         expect(subject.note).
-          to eq "changed title from **{-Old title-}** to **{+#{noteable.title}+}**"
+          to eq "changed title from **{-Old title-}** to **{+Lorem ipsum+}**"
       end
     end
   end