diff --git a/test/test-network/systemd-networkd-tests.py b/test/test-network/systemd-networkd-tests.py
index 7c40707b18..01003d2f05 100755
--- a/test/test-network/systemd-networkd-tests.py
+++ b/test/test-network/systemd-networkd-tests.py
@@ -4255,7 +4255,7 @@ class NetworkdDHCPServerTests(unittest.TestCase, Utilities):
 
         output = check_output(*networkctl_cmd, '-n', '0', 'status', 'veth99', env=env)
         print(output)
-        self.assertRegex(output, 'Address: 192.168.5.[0-9]* \(DHCP4 via 192.168.5.1\)')
+        self.assertRegex(output, r'Address: 192.168.5.[0-9]* \(DHCP4 via 192.168.5.1\)')
         self.assertIn('Gateway: 192.168.5.3', output)
         self.assertRegex(output, 'DNS: 192.168.5.1\n *192.168.5.10')
         self.assertRegex(output, 'NTP: 192.168.5.1\n *192.168.5.11')
@@ -4268,7 +4268,7 @@ class NetworkdDHCPServerTests(unittest.TestCase, Utilities):
 
         output = check_output(*networkctl_cmd, '-n', '0', 'status', 'veth99', env=env)
         print(output)
-        self.assertRegex(output, 'Address: 192.168.5.[0-9]* \(DHCP4 via 192.168.5.1\)')
+        self.assertRegex(output, r'Address: 192.168.5.[0-9]* \(DHCP4 via 192.168.5.1\)')
         self.assertIn('Gateway: 192.168.5.3', output)
         self.assertIn('DNS: 192.168.5.1', output)
         self.assertIn('NTP: 192.168.5.1', output)
@@ -4280,7 +4280,7 @@ class NetworkdDHCPServerTests(unittest.TestCase, Utilities):
 
         output = check_output(*networkctl_cmd, '-n', '0', 'status', 'veth99', env=env)
         print(output)
-        self.assertRegex(output, 'Address: 192.168.5.[0-9]* \(DHCP4 via 192.168.5.1\)')
+        self.assertRegex(output, r'Address: 192.168.5.[0-9]* \(DHCP4 via 192.168.5.1\)')
         self.assertIn('Gateway: 192.168.5.1', output)
         self.assertIn('Time Zone: Europe/Berlin', output)
 
@@ -4327,7 +4327,7 @@ class NetworkdDHCPServerRelayAgentTests(unittest.TestCase, Utilities):
 
         output = check_output(*networkctl_cmd, '-n', '0', 'status', 'client', env=env)
         print(output)
-        self.assertRegex(output, 'Address: 192.168.5.150 \(DHCP4 via 192.168.5.1\)')
+        self.assertRegex(output, r'Address: 192.168.5.150 \(DHCP4 via 192.168.5.1\)')
 
 class NetworkdDHCPClientTests(unittest.TestCase, Utilities):
     links = [