diff --git a/src/test/scala/chiselTests/VerificationSpec.scala b/src/test/scala/chiselTests/VerificationSpec.scala
index e535f8d9c05..edcfa37ccbc 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/chiselTests/VerificationSpec.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/chiselTests/VerificationSpec.scala
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class VerificationSpec extends ChiselPropSpec with Matchers {
     assertContains(lines, "node _T_6 = eq(reset, UInt<1>(0h0))")
     assertContains(
       lines,
-      "intrinsic(circt_chisel_ifelsefatal<format = \"Assertion failed: io.in:%d is equal to io.out:%d\\n    at VerificationSpec.scala:20 assert(io.out === io.in, p\\\"${FullName(io.in)}:${io.in} is equal to ${FullName(io.out)}:${io.out}\\\")\\n\", label = \"chisel3_builtin\">, clock, _T_5, _T_6, io.in, io.out)"
+      """intrinsic(circt_chisel_ifelsefatal<format = "Assertion failed: io.in:%d is equal to io.out:%d\n    at VerificationSpec.scala:20 assert(io.out === io.in, p\"${FullName(io.in)}:${io.in} is equal to ${FullName(io.out)}:${io.out}\")\n", label = "chisel3_builtin">, clock, _T_5, _T_6, io.in, io.out)"""
     )
   }