diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/terminal/iosxr.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/terminal/iosxr.py
index d1f95cef1af..135bcbdf02e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/terminal/iosxr.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/terminal/iosxr.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from ansible.errors import AnsibleConnectionFailure
 class TerminalModule(TerminalBase):
 
     terminal_stdout_re = [
-        re.compile(br"[\r\n][\w+\-\.:\/\[\]]+(?:\([^\)]+\)){,3}(?:>|#) ?$"),
+        re.compile(br"[\r\n]*[\w+\-\.:\/\[\]]+(?:\([^\)]+\)){,3}(?:>|#) ?$"),
         re.compile(br']]>]]>[\r\n]?')
     ]