diff --git a/test/cmd/meminfo.c b/test/cmd/meminfo.c
index 8498130..53b41e3 100644
--- a/test/cmd/meminfo.c
+++ b/test/cmd/meminfo.c
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@
 	ut_assert_nextlinen("bootstage");
 	ut_assert_nextlinen("bloblist");
 	ut_assert_nextlinen("stack");
-	ut_assert_nextlinen("free");
+
+	/* we expect at least one lmb line, but don't know how many */
+	ut_assert_nextlinen("lmb");
+	ut_assert_skip_to_linen("free");
+
 	ut_assert_console_end();
 
 	return 0;