diff --git a/utils/test/test-aa-notify.py b/utils/test/test-aa-notify.py
index bc2a9dc6f..804d5c66a 100644
--- a/utils/test/test-aa-notify.py
+++ b/utils/test/test-aa-notify.py
@@ -243,18 +243,18 @@ Filtering options:
             #
             # https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/103372
             patches = [(
-                '  -f, --file FILE       search FILE for AppArmor messages',
-                '  -f FILE, --file FILE  search FILE for AppArmor messages',
+                ', --file FILE     ',
+                ' FILE, --file FILE',
             ), (
-                '  -s, --since-days NUM  show stats for last NUM days (can be used alone or with',
-                '  -s NUM, --since-days NUM\n'
+                ', --since-days NUM  show stats for last NUM days (can be used alone or with',
+                ' NUM, --since-days NUM\n'
                 + '                        show stats for last NUM days (can be used alone or with',
             ), (
-                '  -u, --user USER       user to drop privileges to when not using sudo',
-                '  -u USER, --user USER  user to drop privileges to when not using sudo',
+                ', --user USER     ',
+                ' USER, --user USER',
             ), (
-                '  -w, --wait NUM        wait NUM seconds before displaying notifications (with',
-                '  -w NUM, --wait NUM    wait NUM seconds before displaying notifications (with',
+                ', --wait NUM    ',
+                ' NUM, --wait NUM',
             )]
             for patch in patches:
                 expected_output_2 = expected_output_2.replace(patch[0], patch[1])