diff --git a/sklearn/datasets/tests/test_california_housing.py b/sklearn/datasets/tests/test_california_housing.py
index 56cd62ef8bc35..6112bf966b303 100644
--- a/sklearn/datasets/tests/test_california_housing.py
+++ b/sklearn/datasets/tests/test_california_housing.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def test_fetch_asframe():
     assert hasattr(bunch, 'frame') is True
     assert frame.shape == (20640, 9)
     assert isinstance(bunch.data, pd.DataFrame)
-    assert isinstance(bunch.target, pd.DataFrame)
+    assert isinstance(bunch.target, pd.Series)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(