diff --git a/regression/verilog/expressions/wildcard_equality1.desc b/regression/verilog/expressions/wildcard_equality1.desc
index 6d9359abc..302a4fdfc 100644
--- a/regression/verilog/expressions/wildcard_equality1.desc
+++ b/regression/verilog/expressions/wildcard_equality1.desc
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ wildcard_equality1.sv
 ^\[main\.property06\] always 2'b10 ==\? 2'b0x === 0: PROVED .*$
 ^\[main\.property07\] always 2'b00 !=\? 2'b0x === 0: PROVED .*$
 ^\[main\.property08\] always 2'b10 !=\? 2'b0x === 1: PROVED .*$
-^\[main\.property09\] always 2'b11 ==\? 2'b11 === 0: REFUTED$
+^\[main\.property09\] always 1'sb1 ==\? 2'b11 === 0: PROVED .*$
 ^\[main\.property10\] always 2'sb11 ==\? 2'sb11 === 1: PROVED .*$
-^EXIT=10$
+^EXIT=0$
 ^SIGNAL=0$
 --
 ^warning: ignoring
diff --git a/src/verilog/verilog_typecheck_expr.cpp b/src/verilog/verilog_typecheck_expr.cpp
index c56a14b5c..3ad03f859 100644
--- a/src/verilog/verilog_typecheck_expr.cpp
+++ b/src/verilog/verilog_typecheck_expr.cpp
@@ -3262,10 +3262,7 @@ exprt verilog_typecheck_exprt::convert_binary_expr(binary_exprt expr)
     expr.id() == ID_verilog_wildcard_inequality)
   {
     // ==? and !=?
-    Forall_operands(it, expr)
-      convert_expr(*it);
-
-    tc_binary_expr(expr);
+    convert_relation(expr);
 
     expr.type() = verilog_unsignedbv_typet(1);