diff --git a/llvm/utils/lit/tests/shtest-format.py b/llvm/utils/lit/tests/shtest-format.py
index 3a1959549e5d0..d58973993b272 100644
--- a/llvm/utils/lit/tests/shtest-format.py
+++ b/llvm/utils/lit/tests/shtest-format.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # CHECK: Command Output (stderr):
 # CHECK-NEXT: --
 # CHECK-NOT: --
-# CHECK: cat{{(_64)?(\.exe)?}}: {{cannot open does-not-exist|does-not-exist: No such file or directory}}
+# CHECK: cat{{(_64)?(\.exe)?}}: {{.*does-not-exist.*}}: No such file or directory
 # CHECK: --
 
 # CHECK: FAIL: shtest-format :: external_shell/fail_with_bad_encoding.txt