diff --git a/packages/runner/src/utils/collect.ts b/packages/runner/src/utils/collect.ts
index 9eeee4267833..b163bae7f716 100644
--- a/packages/runner/src/utils/collect.ts
+++ b/packages/runner/src/utils/collect.ts
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ export function interpretTaskModes(suite: Suite, namePattern?: string | RegExp,
 }
 
 function getTaskFullName(task: TaskBase): string {
-  const fullName = task.suite ? getTaskFullName(task.suite) : null
-  return fullName ? `${fullName} ${task.name}` : task.name
+  return `${task.suite ? `${getTaskFullName(task.suite)} ` : ''}${task.name}`
 }
 
 export function someTasksAreOnly(suite: Suite): boolean {
diff --git a/test/filters/test/testname-pattern.test.ts b/test/filters/test/testname-pattern.test.ts
index 40fd9cadc4bf..6a134c6c1615 100644
--- a/test/filters/test/testname-pattern.test.ts
+++ b/test/filters/test/testname-pattern.test.ts
@@ -30,14 +30,3 @@ test('match by pattern that also matches current working directory', async () =>
   expect(stdout).toMatch('Test Files  1 passed (1)')
   expect(stdout).not.toMatch('test/example.test.ts')
 })
-
-test('match by test name pattern with ^', async () => {
-  const { stdout } = await runVitest({
-    root: './fixtures',
-    testNamePattern: '^this',
-  }, ['filters'])
-
-  expect(stdout).toMatch('✓ test/filters.test.ts > this will pass')
-  expect(stdout).toMatch('Test Files  1 passed (1)')
-  expect(stdout).not.toMatch('test/example.test.ts')
-})