diff --git a/test/ruby/test_rubyoptions.rb b/test/ruby/test_rubyoptions.rb
index 2bd1a30582..8d3da54997 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_rubyoptions.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_rubyoptions.rb
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class TestRubyOptions < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
   def test_verbose
     assert_in_out_err(["-vve", ""]) do |r, e|
-      assert_match(/^ruby #{RUBY_VERSION}(?:[p ]|dev).*? \[#{RUBY_PLATFORM}\]$/, r.join)
+      assert_match(/^ruby #{RUBY_VERSION}(?:[p ]|dev|rc).*? \[#{RUBY_PLATFORM}\]$/, r.join)
       assert_equal RUBY_DESCRIPTION, r.join.chomp
       assert_equal([], e)
     end