diff --git a/test_pyproject_buildrequires.py b/test_pyproject_buildrequires.py
index 97e8f93..3186edf 100644
--- a/test_pyproject_buildrequires.py
+++ b/test_pyproject_buildrequires.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def test_data(case_name, capfd, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
             expected = case['expected']
             if isinstance(expected, list):
                 # at least one of them needs to match
-                assert any(dependencies == e for e in expected)
+                assert dependencies in expected
             else:
                 assert dependencies == expected