diff --git a/test/sanity/code-smell/package-data.py b/test/sanity/code-smell/package-data.py
index 921cb1971fa..06f3f9165e0 100644
--- a/test/sanity/code-smell/package-data.py
+++ b/test/sanity/code-smell/package-data.py
@@ -223,8 +223,9 @@ def install_sdist(tmp_dir, sdist_dir):
         raise Exception('sdist install failed:\n%s' % stderr)
 
     # Determine the prefix for the installed files
-    match = re.search('^creating (%s/.*?/(?:site|dist)-packages)/ansible$' %
+    match = re.search('^copying .* -> (%s/.*?/(?:site|dist)-packages)/ansible$' %
                       tmp_dir, stdout, flags=re.M)
+
     return match.group(1)