diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/rootfspostcommandstests.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/rootfspostcommandstests.py
index 44e2c09a6f..46940a2eb1 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/rootfspostcommandstests.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/rootfspostcommandstests.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class ShadowUtilsTidyFiles(OESelftestTestCase):
             test_image)
         passwd_postprocess_cmd = vars["SORT_PASSWD_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND"]
         self.assertIsNotNone(passwd_postprocess_cmd)
-        if (passwd_postprocess_cmd.strip() != 'tidy_shadowutils_files;'):
+        if (passwd_postprocess_cmd.strip() != 'tidy_shadowutils_files'):
             raise unittest.SkipTest("Testcase skipped as 'tidy_shadowutils_files' "
                 "rootfs post process command is not the set SORT_PASSWD_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND.")