diff --git a/nixos/tests/spike.nix b/nixos/tests/spike.nix
index cb89df73877..09035a15641 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/spike.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/spike.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ in
     ''
       machine.wait_for_unit("multi-user.target")
       output = machine.succeed("spike -m64 $(which pk) $(which hello)")
-      assert output == "Hello, world!\n"
+      assert "Hello, world!" in output
     '';
 })