diff --git a/validation-test/stdlib/XCTest.swift b/validation-test/stdlib/XCTest.swift
index f409a9eedc08c..62c491228ec4c 100644
--- a/validation-test/stdlib/XCTest.swift
+++ b/validation-test/stdlib/XCTest.swift
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ XCTestTestSuite.test("XCTAssertEqual/T") {
   let failingTestRun = failingTestCase.testRun!
   expectEqual(1, failingTestRun.failureCount)
   expectEqual(0, failingTestRun.unexpectedExceptionCount)
-  expectEqual(observer.failureDescription, "XCTAssertEqual failed: (\"1\") is not equal to (\"2\") - ")
+  expectTrue(observer.failureDescription!.starts(with:  "XCTAssertEqual failed: (\"1\") is not equal to (\"2\")"))
 }
 
 XCTestTestSuite.test("XCTAssertEqual/Optional<T>") {
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ XCTestTestSuite.test("XCTAssertEqual/Optional<T>") {
   expectEqual(0, failingTestRun.unexpectedExceptionCount)
   expectEqual(1, failingTestRun.totalFailureCount)
   expectFalse(failingTestRun.hasSucceeded)
-  expectEqual(observer.failureDescription, "XCTAssertEqual failed: (\"Optional(1)\") is not equal to (\"Optional(2)\") - ")
+  expectTrue(observer.failureDescription!.starts(with:  "XCTAssertEqual failed: (\"Optional(1)\") is not equal to (\"Optional(2)\")"))
 }
 
 XCTestTestSuite.test("XCTAssertEqual/Array<T>") {