diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/test_ssdp.py b/tests/unit/utils/test_ssdp.py
index 4ea5e2774a..d1f5f8d658 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/test_ssdp.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/test_ssdp.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from tests.support.mock import (
 from salt.utils import ssdp
 import datetime
 from salt.ext.six.moves import zip
+from salt.ext.six import text_type
 
 try:
     import pytest
@@ -462,7 +463,7 @@ class SSDPClientTestCase(TestCase):
             clnt._collect_masters_map(response=response)
             assert clnt.log.error.called
             assert 'Discovery master collection failure' in clnt.log.error.call_args[0][0]
-            assert error_msg == str(clnt.log.error.call_args[0][1])
+            assert error_msg == text_type(clnt.log.error.call_args[0][1])
             assert not response
 
     def test_discover_no_masters(self):