diff --git a/tests/semaphore.test.bash b/tests/semaphore.test.bash
index 30c8dc501..32d2717c8 100755
--- a/tests/semaphore.test.bash
+++ b/tests/semaphore.test.bash
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ docker run \
   gcr.io/etcd-development/etcd-test:go1.10.3 \
   /bin/bash -c "${TEST_OPTS} ./test 2>&1 | tee test-${TEST_SUFFIX}.log"
 
-! egrep "(--- FAIL:|panic: test timed out|appears to have leaked)" -B50 -A10 test-${TEST_SUFFIX}.log
+! egrep "(--- FAIL:|DATA RACE|panic: test timed out|appears to have leaked)" -B50 -A10 test-${TEST_SUFFIX}.log