diff --git a/iptables/iptables_test.go b/iptables/iptables_test.go
index 18ffa43..f341e2c 100644
--- a/iptables/iptables_test.go
+++ b/iptables/iptables_test.go
@@ -422,14 +422,14 @@ func runRulesTests(t *testing.T, ipt *IPTables) {
 	opt := "--"
 	prot := "0"
 	if ipt.proto == ProtocolIPv6 &&
-		ipt.v1 == 1 && ipt.v2 <= 8 && ipt.v3 < 9 {
+		ipt.v1 == 1 && (ipt.v2 < 8 || (ipt.v2 == 8 && ipt.v3 < 9)) {
 		// this is fixed in iptables 1.8.9 via iptables/6e41c2d874
 		opt = "  "
 		// this is fixed in iptables 1.8.9 via iptables/da8ecc62dd
 		prot = "all"
 	}
 	if ipt.proto == ProtocolIPv4 &&
-		ipt.v1 == 1 && ipt.v2 <= 8 && ipt.v3 < 9 {
+		ipt.v1 == 1 && (ipt.v2 < 8 || (ipt.v2 == 8 && ipt.v3 < 9)) {
 		// this is fixed in iptables 1.8.9 via iptables/da8ecc62dd
 		prot = "all"
 	}