diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-events-targets/test/lambda/lambda.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-events-targets/test/lambda/lambda.test.ts
index 567f17e0a1fc9..0bdeec1a8a356 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-events-targets/test/lambda/lambda.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-events-targets/test/lambda/lambda.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Template } from '@aws-cdk/assertions';
+import { Annotations, Template, Match } from '@aws-cdk/assertions';
 import * as events from '@aws-cdk/aws-events';
 import * as lambda from '@aws-cdk/aws-lambda';
 import * as sqs from '@aws-cdk/aws-sqs';
@@ -321,8 +321,13 @@ test('must display a warning when using a Dead Letter Queue from another account
 
   Template.fromStack(stack1).resourceCountIs('AWS::SQS::QueuePolicy', 0);
 
-  let rule = stack1.node.children.find(child => child instanceof events.Rule);
-  expect(rule?.node.metadataEntry[0].data).toMatch(/Cannot add a resource policy to your dead letter queue associated with rule .* because the queue is in a different account\. You must add the resource policy manually to the dead letter queue in account 222222222222\./);
+  Annotations.fromStack(stack1).hasWarning('/Stack1/Rule', Match.objectLike({
+    'Fn::Join': Match.arrayWith([
+      Match.arrayWith([
+        'Cannot add a resource policy to your dead letter queue associated with rule ',
+      ]),
+    ]),
+  }));
 });