diff --git a/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py b/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py
index ca9d09b0d7c64386255dfe5953ffc83a3ce9c9e6..eed4b49e6e4110f9a2c66e2e4705ccfbd40393d2 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ def test_arm_raspi2_initrd(self):
                                                 'BCM2835')
         exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(self, 'cat /proc/iomem',
                                                 '/soc/cprman@7e101000')
-        exec_command(self, 'halt')
+        exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(self, 'halt', 'reboot: System halted')
         # Wait for VM to shut down gracefully
         self.vm.wait()