diff --git a/news/7587.trivial b/news/7587.trivial
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_install_force_reinstall.py b/tests/functional/test_install_force_reinstall.py
index 56c7aee39..c312ac79f 100644
--- a/tests/functional/test_install_force_reinstall.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_install_force_reinstall.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 
 from tests.lib import assert_all_changes
 
@@ -22,10 +23,18 @@ def check_force_reinstall(script, specifier, expected):
     result = script.pip_install_local('simplewheel==1.0')
     check_installed_version(script, 'simplewheel', '1.0')
 
+    # Remove an installed file to test whether --force-reinstall fixes it.
+    to_fix = script.site_packages_path.joinpath("simplewheel", "__init__.py")
+    to_fix.unlink()
+
     result2 = script.pip_install_local('--force-reinstall', specifier)
-    assert result2.files_updated, 'force-reinstall failed'
     check_installed_version(script, 'simplewheel', expected)
 
+    # site_packages_path is absolute, but files_created mapping uses
+    # relative paths as key.
+    fixed_key = os.path.relpath(to_fix, script.base_path)
+    assert fixed_key in result2.files_created, 'force-reinstall failed'
+
     result3 = script.pip('uninstall', 'simplewheel', '-y')
     assert_all_changes(result, result3, [script.venv / 'build', 'cache'])