diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/utils/inreplace_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/utils/inreplace_spec.rb
index ba1e825a35..a6b0a044b5 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/utils/inreplace_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/utils/inreplace_spec.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ RSpec.describe Utils::Inreplace do
   it "raises error if there is nothing to replace" do
     expect do
       described_class.inreplace file.path, "d", "f"
-    end.not_to raise_error(Utils::Inreplace::Error)
+    end.to raise_error(Utils::Inreplace::Error)
   end
 
   it "raises error if there is nothing to replace in block form" do
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils/inreplace.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils/inreplace.rb
index 504fa6748c..a7e3e9bddf 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils/inreplace.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils/inreplace.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ module Utils
         block:        T.nilable(T.proc.params(s: StringInreplaceExtension).void),
       ).void
     }
-    def self.inreplace(paths, before = nil, after = nil, audit_result: false, &block)
+    def self.inreplace(paths, before = nil, after = nil, audit_result: true, &block)
       paths = Array(paths)
       after &&= after.to_s
       before = before.to_s if before.is_a?(Pathname)