diff --git a/Tests/ExportImport/Import/A/check_lib_nosoname.cmake b/Tests/ExportImport/Import/A/check_lib_nosoname.cmake
index 6261ff42b1..613391e829 100644
--- a/Tests/ExportImport/Import/A/check_lib_nosoname.cmake
+++ b/Tests/ExportImport/Import/A/check_lib_nosoname.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 execute_process(COMMAND ${readelf} -d ${lib} OUTPUT_FILE ${lib}.readelf.txt)
-file(STRINGS ${lib}.readelf.txt soname REGEX "\\(SONAME\\)")
+file(STRINGS ${lib}.readelf.txt soname REGEX "SONAME")
 if(soname)
   message(FATAL_ERROR "${lib} has soname but should not:\n  ${soname}")
 else()
diff --git a/Tests/ExportImport/Import/A/check_lib_soname.cmake b/Tests/ExportImport/Import/A/check_lib_soname.cmake
index 7794e80110..a3c4b54bee 100644
--- a/Tests/ExportImport/Import/A/check_lib_soname.cmake
+++ b/Tests/ExportImport/Import/A/check_lib_soname.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 execute_process(COMMAND ${readelf} -d ${lib} OUTPUT_FILE ${lib}.readelf.txt)
-file(STRINGS ${lib}.readelf.txt soname REGEX "\\(SONAME\\)")
+file(STRINGS ${lib}.readelf.txt soname REGEX "SONAME")
 if(soname)
   message(STATUS "${lib} has soname as expected:\n  ${soname}")
 else()
diff --git a/Tests/Plugin/check_mod_soname.cmake b/Tests/Plugin/check_mod_soname.cmake
index 21a33b115d..eeededa6a6 100644
--- a/Tests/Plugin/check_mod_soname.cmake
+++ b/Tests/Plugin/check_mod_soname.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 execute_process(COMMAND ${readelf} -d ${mod} OUTPUT_FILE ${mod}.readelf.txt)
-file(STRINGS ${mod}.readelf.txt soname REGEX "\\(SONAME\\)")
+file(STRINGS ${mod}.readelf.txt soname REGEX "SONAME")
 if(soname)
   message(FATAL_ERROR "${mod} has soname but should not:\n  ${soname}")
 else()