diff --git a/pkg/stanza/fileconsumer/matcher/matcher_test.go b/pkg/stanza/fileconsumer/matcher/matcher_test.go
index e192536550ce..7ae3eac47762 100644
--- a/pkg/stanza/fileconsumer/matcher/matcher_test.go
+++ b/pkg/stanza/fileconsumer/matcher/matcher_test.go
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ func TestMatcher(t *testing.T) {
 			} else {
 				assert.NoError(t, err)
 			}
-			assert.Equal(t, tc.expected, files)
+			assert.ElementsMatch(t, tc.expected, files)
 		})
 	}
 }