diff --git a/bin/tests/system/dnssec/tests.sh b/bin/tests/system/dnssec/tests.sh
index 23a1409482..14451f18ae 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/dnssec/tests.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/dnssec/tests.sh
@@ -1790,8 +1790,12 @@ $SIGNER -O raw -f signer.out.5 -Sxt -o example example.db > /dev/null
 $SIGNER -O raw=0 -f signer.out.6 -Sxt -o example example.db > /dev/null
 $SIGNER -O raw -f - -Sxt -o example example.db > signer.out.7 2> /dev/null
 ) || ret=1
-awk '/IN *SOA/ {if (NF != 11) exit(1)}' signer/signer.out.3 || ret=1
-awk '/IN *SOA/ {if (NF != 7) exit(1)}' signer/signer.out.4 || ret=1
+awk 'BEGIN { found = 0; }
+     $1 == "example." && $3 == "IN" && $4 == "SOA" { found = 1; if (NF != 11) exit(1); }
+     END { if (!found) exit(1); }' signer/signer.out.3 || ret=1
+awk 'BEGIN { found = 0; }
+     $1 == "example." && $3 == "IN" && $4 == "SOA" { found = 1; if (NF != 7) exit(1); }
+     END { if (!found) exit(1); }' signer/signer.out.4 || ret=1
 israw1 signer/signer.out.5 || ret=1
 israw0 signer/signer.out.6 || ret=1
 israw1 signer/signer.out.7 || ret=1