diff --git a/utils/spdx/src/test/kotlin/SpdxCompoundExpressionTest.kt b/utils/spdx/src/test/kotlin/SpdxCompoundExpressionTest.kt
index 951fa3d05bcdd..fd726f789b30e 100644
--- a/utils/spdx/src/test/kotlin/SpdxCompoundExpressionTest.kt
+++ b/utils/spdx/src/test/kotlin/SpdxCompoundExpressionTest.kt
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ class SpdxCompoundExpressionTest : WordSpec({
                 )
             )
 
-            expression.simplify() shouldBe SpdxLicenseIdExpression("MIT")
+            // Compare string representations to not rely on semantic equality.
+            expression.simplify().toString() shouldBe "MIT"
         }
     }
 })