1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/meta/lib/patchtest/tests/test_metadata_max_length.py b/meta/lib/patchtest/tests/test_metadata_max_length.py
index b3a5dc9b79..477a9bff57 100644
--- a/meta/lib/patchtest/tests/test_metadata_max_length.py
+++ b/meta/lib/patchtest/tests/test_metadata_max_length.py
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
 import base
-import re
+import pyparsing
 
 class MaxLength(base.Base):
-    add_mark = re.compile('\+ ')
+    add_mark = pyparsing.Regex('\+ ')
     max_length = 200
 
     def test_max_line_length(self):
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class MaxLength(base.Base):
                 continue
             payload = str(patch)
             for line in payload.splitlines():
-                if self.add_mark.match(line):
+                if self.add_mark.search_string(line):
                     current_line_length = len(line[1:])
                     if current_line_length > self.max_length:
                         self.fail('Patch line too long (current length %s, maximum is %s)' % (current_line_length, self.max_length),