diff --git a/tests/export-graph.sh b/tests/export-graph.sh
index a6fd69054..9a1161a8f 100644
--- a/tests/export-graph.sh
+++ b/tests/export-graph.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ clearStore
 clearProfiles
 
 checkRef() {
-    nix-store -q --references $TEST_ROOT/result | grep -q "$1" || fail "missing reference $1"
+    nix-store -q --references $TEST_ROOT/result | grep -q "$1"'$' || fail "missing reference $1"
 }
 
 # Test the export of the runtime dependency graph.