diff --git a/test/Apache.Arrow.Tests/ArrowReaderVerifier.cs b/test/Apache.Arrow.Tests/ArrowReaderVerifier.cs
index b024338..6a4a325 100644
--- a/test/Apache.Arrow.Tests/ArrowReaderVerifier.cs
+++ b/test/Apache.Arrow.Tests/ArrowReaderVerifier.cs
@@ -362,7 +362,10 @@ private void CompareVariadicArrays<T>(BinaryViewArray actualArray)
 
                 CompareValidityBuffer(expectedArray.NullCount, _expectedArray.Length, expectedArray.NullBitmapBuffer, expectedArray.Offset, actualArray.NullBitmapBuffer, actualArray.Offset);
 
-                Assert.True(expectedArray.Views.SequenceEqual(actualArray.Views));
+                if (_strictCompare)
+                {
+                    Assert.True(expectedArray.Views.SequenceEqual(actualArray.Views));
+                }
 
                 for (int i = 0; i < expectedArray.Length; i++)
                 {