diff --git a/test/plugins/test_pylint_lint.py b/test/plugins/test_pylint_lint.py
index f6fcda8a..4e6ed064 100644
--- a/test/plugins/test_pylint_lint.py
+++ b/test/plugins/test_pylint_lint.py
@@ -84,7 +84,10 @@ def test_syntax_error_pylint_py3(config, workspace):
         config.plugin_settings('pylint')['executable'] = 'pylint'
         diag = pylint_lint.pylsp_lint(config, doc, True)[0]
 
-        assert diag['message'].startswith('invalid syntax')
+        if sys.version_info[:2] >= (3, 10):
+            assert diag['message'].count("expected ':'")
+        else:
+            assert diag['message'].startswith('invalid syntax')
         # Pylint doesn't give column numbers for invalid syntax.
         assert diag['range']['start'] == {'line': 0, 'character': 12}
         assert diag['severity'] == lsp.DiagnosticSeverity.Error