diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/cve_check.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/cve_check.py
index 60cecd1328..a40272c919 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/cve_check.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/cve_check.py
@@ -217,9 +217,10 @@ CVE_CHECK_REPORT_PATCHED = "1"
             # m4 CVE should not be in logrotate
             self.assertNotIn("CVE-2008-1687", found_cves)
             # logrotate has both Patched and Ignored CVEs
+            detail = "version-not-in-range"
             self.assertIn("CVE-2011-1098", found_cves)
             self.assertEqual(found_cves["CVE-2011-1098"]["status"], "Patched")
-            self.assertEqual(len(found_cves["CVE-2011-1098"]["detail"]), 0)
+            self.assertEqual(found_cves["CVE-2011-1098"]["detail"], detail)
             self.assertEqual(len(found_cves["CVE-2011-1098"]["description"]), 0)
             detail = "not-applicable-platform"
             description = "CVE is debian, gentoo or SUSE specific on the way logrotate was installed/used"