diff --git a/core/modules/link/tests/src/Functional/LinkFieldTest.php b/core/modules/link/tests/src/Functional/LinkFieldTest.php
index a1d067dc9010153bb0a763bb4090bc02d376c8f1..f855d91cba90aff127ee09800820ba97cababee3 100644
--- a/core/modules/link/tests/src/Functional/LinkFieldTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/link/tests/src/Functional/LinkFieldTest.php
@@ -727,7 +727,9 @@ public function testEditNonNodeEntityLink() {
     $entity_test_link = $entity_test_storage->create(['name' => 'correct link target']);
     $entity_test_link->save();
 
-    $node = $this->drupalCreateNode(['wrong link target']);
+    // Create a node with the same ID as the test entity to ensure that the link
+    // doesn't match incorrectly.
+    $this->drupalCreateNode(['title' => 'wrong link target']);
 
     $correct_link = 'entity:entity_test/' . $entity_test_link->id();
     $entity_test = $entity_test_storage->create([