diff --git a/test/integration/roles/test_filters/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/roles/test_filters/tasks/main.yml
index cfb51ce2790..03566220e52 100644
--- a/test/integration/roles/test_filters/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/roles/test_filters/tasks/main.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
   copy: src=foo.txt dest={{output_dir}}/foo.txt
 
 - name: compare templated file to known good
-  shell: diff {{output_dir}}/foo.templated {{output_dir}}/foo.txt
+  shell: diff -w {{output_dir}}/foo.templated {{output_dir}}/foo.txt
   register: diff_result
 
 - name: verify templated file matches known good
diff --git a/test/integration/roles/test_template/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/roles/test_template/tasks/main.yml
index 17555a47a46..f29d8b474c9 100644
--- a/test/integration/roles/test_template/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/roles/test_template/tasks/main.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   copy: src=foo.txt dest={{output_dir}}/foo.txt
 
 - name: compare templated file to known good
-  shell: diff {{output_dir}}/foo.templated {{output_dir}}/foo.txt
+  shell: diff -w {{output_dir}}/foo.templated {{output_dir}}/foo.txt
   register: diff_result
 
 - name: verify templated file matches known good