diff --git a/spring-integration-file/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/file/FileOutboundChannelAdapterIntegrationTests.java b/spring-integration-file/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/file/FileOutboundChannelAdapterIntegrationTests.java
index 28afc8a1fb..6ae45039b7 100644
--- a/spring-integration-file/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/file/FileOutboundChannelAdapterIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-file/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/file/FileOutboundChannelAdapterIntegrationTests.java
@@ -30,12 +30,14 @@ import org.springframework.integration.Message;
 import org.springframework.integration.MessageChannel;
 import org.springframework.integration.MessageHandlingException;
 import org.springframework.integration.support.MessageBuilder;
+import org.springframework.integration.test.util.TestUtils;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
 import org.springframework.util.FileCopyUtils;
 
 /**
  * @author Gunnar Hillert
+ * @author Artem Bilan
  */
 @ContextConfiguration
 @RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ public class FileOutboundChannelAdapterIntegrationTests {
 
 	static final String DEFAULT_ENCODING = "UTF-8";
 
-	static final String SAMPLE_CONTENT = "HelloWorld\nŠšŸ§";
+	static final String SAMPLE_CONTENT = "HelloWorld";
 
 	static File workDir;
 
@@ -118,7 +120,9 @@ public class FileOutboundChannelAdapterIntegrationTests {
 		try {
 			this.inputChannelSaveToSubDirWrongExpression.send(message);
 		} catch (MessageHandlingException e) {
-			Assert.assertEquals("Destination path [target/base-directory/sub-directory/foo.txt] does not point to a directory.", e.getCause().getMessage());
+			Assert.assertEquals(
+					TestUtils.applySystemFileSeparator("Destination path [target/base-directory/sub-directory/foo.txt] does not point to a directory."),
+					e.getCause().getMessage());
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -155,7 +159,9 @@ public class FileOutboundChannelAdapterIntegrationTests {
 		try {
 			this.inputChannelSaveToSubDirAutoCreateOff.send(message);
 		} catch (MessageHandlingException e) {
-			Assert.assertEquals("Destination directory [target/base-directory2/sub-directory2] does not exist.", e.getCause().getMessage());
+			Assert.assertEquals(
+					TestUtils.applySystemFileSeparator("Destination directory [target/base-directory2/sub-directory2] does not exist."),
+					e.getCause().getMessage());
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -215,4 +221,5 @@ public class FileOutboundChannelAdapterIntegrationTests {
 
 		Assert.fail("Was expecting a MessageHandlingException to be thrown");
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-integration-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/test/util/TestUtils.java b/spring-integration-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/test/util/TestUtils.java
index 02987c6263..c36e1a210c 100644
--- a/spring-integration-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/test/util/TestUtils.java
+++ b/spring-integration-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/test/util/TestUtils.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2010 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.springframework.integration.test.util;
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.CallerRunsPolicy;
 
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * @author Mark Fisher
  * @author Iwein Fuld
  * @author Oleg Zhurakousky
+ * @author Artem Bilan
  */
 public abstract class TestUtils {
 
@@ -169,4 +171,13 @@ public abstract class TestUtils {
     	}
 		return component;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Update file path by replacing any '/' with the system's file separator.
+     * @param s The file path containing '/'.
+     * @return The updated file path (if necessary).
+     */
+	public static String applySystemFileSeparator(String s) {
+		return s.replaceAll("/", java.util.regex.Matcher.quoteReplacement(File.separator));
+	}
 }