diff --git a/lib-ce/emqx_dashboard/test/emqx_dashboard_SUITE.erl b/lib-ce/emqx_dashboard/test/emqx_dashboard_SUITE.erl
index 113a315ab..b05615e03 100644
--- a/lib-ce/emqx_dashboard/test/emqx_dashboard_SUITE.erl
+++ b/lib-ce/emqx_dashboard/test/emqx_dashboard_SUITE.erl
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ t_start_listener_failed_log(_Config) ->
     ?assertError(_, emqx_dashboard:start_listener({http, {"1.1.1.1", 8080}, Options})),
     ct:capture_stop(),
     I0 = ct:capture_get(),
-    ?assertNotMatch(nomatch, re:run(iolist_to_binary(I0), "eaddrnotavail", [])),
+    ?assertMatch({match, _}, re:run(iolist_to_binary(I0), "eaddrnotavail", [])),
     ok.
 
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