diff --git a/tests/functional/common/vars-and-functions.sh.in b/tests/functional/common/vars-and-functions.sh.in
index 3b343b720..bd1990973 100644
--- a/tests/functional/common/vars-and-functions.sh.in
+++ b/tests/functional/common/vars-and-functions.sh.in
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ fi
 isDaemonNewer () {
   [[ -n "${NIX_DAEMON_PACKAGE:-}" ]] || return 0
   local requiredVersion="$1"
-  local daemonVersion=$($NIX_DAEMON_PACKAGE/bin/nix daemon --version | cut -d' ' -f3)
+  local versionOutput=$($NIX_DAEMON_PACKAGE/bin/nix daemon --version)
+  local daemonVersion=${versionOutput##* }
   [[ $(nix eval --expr "builtins.compareVersions ''$daemonVersion'' ''$requiredVersion''") -ge 0 ]]
 }