diff --git a/gnu/packages/package-management.scm b/gnu/packages/package-management.scm
index b917ee72462e791031ec8766cd9fb0324dbb92b9..5da7db7dc47c9b230630c6753747567304a06798 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/package-management.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/package-management.scm
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ (define (copy arch)
                        (("^\\(test-assert \"(clone|setns|pivot-root)\"" all)
                         (string-append "(test-skip 1)\n" all)))
                      (substitute* "tests/containers.scm"
-                       (("^\\(test-assert" all)
+                       (("^\\(test-(assert|equal)" all)
                         (string-append "(test-skip 1)\n" all)))
                      (when (file-exists? "tests/guix-environment-container.sh")
                        (substitute* "tests/guix-environment-container.sh"