diff --git a/integration/fail_test.go b/integration/fail_test.go
index 7a9c97e3f..7b1641229 100644
--- a/integration/fail_test.go
+++ b/integration/fail_test.go
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ var _ = Describe("Failing Specs", func() {
 
 		Ω(output).Should(ContainSubstring("a top level specify"))
 		Ω(output).ShouldNot(ContainSubstring("ginkgo_dsl.go"))
-		Ω(output).Should(ContainSubstring("fail_fixture_test.go:101"))
+		// depending on the go version this could be the first line of the Specify
+		// block (>= go1.9) or the last line of the Specify block (< go1.9)
+		Ω(output).Should(Or(ContainSubstring("fail_fixture_test.go:101"), ContainSubstring("fail_fixture_test.go:103")))
 		Ω(output).Should(ContainSubstring("fail_fixture_test.go:102"))
 
 		Ω(output).Should(ContainSubstring("0 Passed | 17 Failed"))