diff --git a/ext/dba/tests/dba_db4_handlers.phpt b/ext/dba/tests/dba_db4_handlers.phpt
index f755a9807a3..4f74676f6e0 100644
--- a/ext/dba/tests/dba_db4_handlers.phpt
+++ b/ext/dba/tests/dba_db4_handlers.phpt
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ foreach ($h as $key => $val) {
 <?php 
 require(dirname(__FILE__) .'/clean.inc'); 
 ?>
---EXPECTF--
+--EXPECTREGEX--
 database handler: db4
 Test 1
 Success: db4 enabled
 Test 2 - full info
-Berkeley DB 4.%s
+.*Berkeley DB 4.*