diff --git a/meta/lib/patchtest/selftest/selftest b/meta/lib/patchtest/selftest/selftest
index ba8e1623ee..d2b61e951a 100755
--- a/meta/lib/patchtest/selftest/selftest
+++ b/meta/lib/patchtest/selftest/selftest
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
             for resultline in results.splitlines():
                 if testid in resultline:
-                    result, _ = resultline.split()
+                    result, _ = resultline.split(' ', 1)
 
                     if expected_result.upper() == "FAIL" and result.upper() == "FAIL":
                         xfailcount = xfailcount + 1