diff --git a/pkg/sensors/exec/fork_test.go b/pkg/sensors/exec/fork_test.go
index d162f766a87..06c62f3a4d7 100644
--- a/pkg/sensors/exec/fork_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sensors/exec/fork_test.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func TestFork(t *testing.T) {
 	logWG := testPipes.ParseAndLogCmdOutput(t, fti.ParseLine, nil)
 	logWG.Wait()
 	if err := testCmd.Wait(); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("command failed with %s. Context error: %v", err, ctx.Err())
+		t.Fatalf("command failed with %s. Context deadline exceeded", err)
 	}
 
 	if fti.child1Pid == 0 {