diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/serialization/SerializeSpec.scala b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/serialization/SerializeSpec.scala
index 366cd46dc2..8454c152a4 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/serialization/SerializeSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/serialization/SerializeSpec.scala
@@ -329,10 +329,17 @@ class SerializationCompatibilitySpec extends AkkaSpec(SerializationTests.mostlyR
     "be preserved for the Create SystemMessage" in {
       // Using null as the cause to avoid a large serialized message and JDK differences
       verify(Create(Some(null)),
-        "aced00057372001b616b6b612e64697370617463682e7379736d73672e4372656174650000000000" +
-          "0000010200014c00076661696c75726574000e4c7363616c612f4f7074696f6e3b78707372000a73" +
-          "63616c612e536f6d65e2a09f87fc0836ae0200014c0001787400124c6a6176612f6c616e672f4f62" +
-          "6a6563743b7872000c7363616c612e4f7074696f6ee36024a8328a45e9020000787070")
+        if (scala.util.Properties.versionNumberString.startsWith("2.10.")) {
+          "aced00057372001b616b6b612e64697370617463682e7379736d73672e4372656174650000000000" +
+            "0000010200014c00076661696c75726574000e4c7363616c612f4f7074696f6e3b78707372000a73" +
+            "63616c612e536f6d65e2a09f87fc0836ae0200014c0001787400124c6a6176612f6c616e672f4f62" +
+            "6a6563743b7872000c7363616c612e4f7074696f6ee36024a8328a45e9020000787070"
+        } else {
+          "aced00057372001b616b6b612e64697370617463682e7379736d73672e4372656174650000000000" +
+            "0000010200014c00076661696c75726574000e4c7363616c612f4f7074696f6e3b78707372000a73" +
+            "63616c612e536f6d651122f2695ea18b740200014c0001787400124c6a6176612f6c616e672f4f62" +
+            "6a6563743b7872000c7363616c612e4f7074696f6efe6937fddb0e6674020000787070"
+        })
     }
     "be preserved for the Recreate SystemMessage" in {
       verify(Recreate(null),