diff --git a/tests/commands/got.py b/tests/commands/got.py
index c5f629b19..df1e7caf5 100644
--- a/tests/commands/got.py
+++ b/tests/commands/got.py
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ def checksyms(lines):
                 return
             if "format-string-helper.out" in lines[0]:
                 res = ''.join(lines)
-                self.assertIn("printf", res)
-                self.assertNotIn("strcpy", res)
+                self.assertIn(" printf", res)
+                self.assertNotIn(" strcpy", res)
             if "/libc" in lines[0]:
                 res = ''.join(lines)
-                self.assertNotIn("printf", res)
-                self.assertNotIn("strcpy", res)
+                self.assertNotIn(" printf", res)
+                self.assertNotIn(" strcpy", res)
 
         res = gdb.execute("got --all printf", to_string=True)
         self.assertIn("/libc", res)