diff --git a/testsuite/free.test/free.exp b/testsuite/free.test/free.exp
index 2eae3dfb..3d755302 100644
--- a/testsuite/free.test/free.exp
+++ b/testsuite/free.test/free.exp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ expect_pass "$test" "^${free_header}Mem:\\s+${memtotal_kb}\\s+\\d+\\s+\\d+\\s+\\
 
 set test "free with commit"
 spawn $free -v
-expect_pass "$test" "^${free_header}Mem:\\s+${memtotal_kb}\\s+\\d+\\s+\\d+\\s+\\d+\\s+\\d+\\s+\\d+\\s*Swap:\\s+${swaptotal_kb}\\s+\\d+\\s+\\d+\\s*Comm:\\s+\\d+\\s+\\d+\\s+\\d+\\s*"
+expect_pass "$test" "^${free_header}Mem:\\s+${memtotal_kb}\\s+\\d+\\s+\\d+\\s+\\d+\\s+\\d+\\s+\\d+\\s*Swap:\\s+${swaptotal_kb}\\s+\\d+\\s+\\d+\\s*Comm:\\s+\\d+\\s+\\d+\\s+-?\\d+\\s*"
 
 set test "free with negative repeat count"
 spawn $free -c -2