diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/routing/RoutingSpec.scala b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/routing/RoutingSpec.scala
index f1952b8f79..35631924cf 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/routing/RoutingSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/routing/RoutingSpec.scala
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ class RoutingSpec extends AkkaSpec(RoutingSpec.config) with DefaultTimeout with
       watch(router)
       watch(c2)
       system.stop(c2)
-      expectMsg(Terminated(c2)(existenceConfirmed = true))
+      expectMsgPF() {
+        case t @ Terminated(`c2`) if t.existenceConfirmed == true ⇒ t
+      }
       // it might take a while until the Router has actually processed the Terminated message
       awaitCond {
         router ! ""
@@ -84,7 +86,9 @@ class RoutingSpec extends AkkaSpec(RoutingSpec.config) with DefaultTimeout with
         res == Seq(c1, c1)
       }
       system.stop(c1)
-      expectMsg(Terminated(router)(existenceConfirmed = true))
+      expectMsgPF() {
+        case t @ Terminated(`router`) if t.existenceConfirmed == true ⇒ t
+      }
     }
 
     "be able to send their routees" in {