Jonathan Shaw · Jess
--- a/core/modules/field/tests/src/Kernel/EntityReference/EntityReferenceFormatterTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/field/tests/src/Kernel/EntityReference/EntityReferenceFormatterTest.php
    $referencing_entity_1->{$this->fieldName}->entity = $referencing_entity_1;
    $referencing_entity_1->save();

-    // Check that the recursive rendering stops after it reaches the specified
-    // limit.
+    // Using a different view mode is not recursion.
+    $build = $view_builder->view($referencing_entity_1, 'teaser');
+    $output = $renderer->renderRoot($build);
+    // 2 occurrences of the entity title per entity.
+    $expected_occurrences = 4;
+    $actual_occurrences = substr_count($output, $referencing_entity_1->name->value);