diff --git a/test/test-network/systemd-networkd-tests.py b/test/test-network/systemd-networkd-tests.py
index 541280a3d7..3f8c6b1b65 100755
--- a/test/test-network/systemd-networkd-tests.py
+++ b/test/test-network/systemd-networkd-tests.py
@@ -5104,11 +5104,11 @@ class NetworkdNetworkTests(unittest.TestCase, Utilities):
 
         output = check_output('ip -4 addr show dev dummy98')
         print(output)
-        self.assertRegex(output, 'inet 10\.234\.77\.111/32.*dummy98')
+        self.assertIn('inet 10.234.77.111/32', output)
 
         output = check_output('ip -6 addr show dev dummy98')
         print(output)
-        self.assertRegex(output, 'inet6 2222:3333::4444/64 scope global')
+        self.assertIn('inet6 2222:3333::4444/64 scope global', output)
 
     def check_nexthop(self, manage_foreign_nexthops, first):
         self.wait_online('veth99:routable', 'veth-peer:routable', 'dummy98:routable')