diff --git a/Lib/test/test_traceback.py b/Lib/test/test_traceback.py
index 7276bc7ee79079..e4833535890d15 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_traceback.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_traceback.py
@@ -344,7 +344,8 @@ def f():
         # 2nd last line contains the repetition count
         self.assertEqual(actual[:-2], expected[:-2])
         self.assertRegex(actual[-2], expected[-2])
-        self.assertEqual(actual[-1], expected[-1])
+        # last line can have additional text appended
+        self.assertIn(expected[-1], actual[-1])
 
         # Check the recursion count is roughly as expected
         rec_limit = sys.getrecursionlimit()