diff --git a/tests/console/zypper_lifecycle.pm b/tests/console/zypper_lifecycle.pm
index 05e72c76a4d9..e23a0274a9eb 100644
--- a/tests/console/zypper_lifecycle.pm
+++ b/tests/console/zypper_lifecycle.pm
@@ -154,8 +154,9 @@ sub run {
 
     select_console 'user-console';
     # verify that package eol defaults to product eol
+    # dash is accepted in prod EOL, despite it does not match zypper lifecycle, see poo#126794
     $output = script_output "zypper lifecycle $package", 300;
-    unless ($output =~ /$package(-\S+)?\s+$product_eol/) {
+    unless ($output =~ /$package(-\S+)?\s+($product_eol|-)/) {
         die "$package lifecycle entry incorrect:\nOutput: '$output', expected: '/$package-\\S+\\s+$product_eol'";
     }