diff --git a/tests/misc/check_init_priorities/validate_check_init_priorities_output.py b/tests/misc/check_init_priorities/validate_check_init_priorities_output.py
index 7dfbc054f4f..f5d322164c6 100755
--- a/tests/misc/check_init_priorities/validate_check_init_priorities_output.py
+++ b/tests/misc/check_init_priorities/validate_check_init_priorities_output.py
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ import sys
 
 REFERENCE_OUTPUT = [
         "ERROR: Device initialization priority validation failed, the sequence of initialization calls does not match the devicetree dependencies.",
-        "ERROR: /i2c@11112222/test-i2c-dev@10 is initialized before its dependency /gpio@ffff (PRE_KERNEL_1+0 < PRE_KERNEL_1+1)",
-        "ERROR: /i2c@11112222/test-i2c-dev@10 is initialized before its dependency /i2c@11112222 (PRE_KERNEL_1+0 < PRE_KERNEL_1+2)",
-        "INFO: /i2c@11112222/test-i2c-dev@11 PRE_KERNEL_1+3 > /gpio@ffff PRE_KERNEL_1+1",
-        "INFO: /i2c@11112222/test-i2c-dev@11 PRE_KERNEL_1+3 > /i2c@11112222 PRE_KERNEL_1+2",
+        "ERROR: /i2c@11112222/test-i2c-dev@10 <NULL> is initialized before its dependency /gpio@ffff <NULL> (PRE_KERNEL_1+0 < PRE_KERNEL_1+1)",
+        "ERROR: /i2c@11112222/test-i2c-dev@10 <NULL> is initialized before its dependency /i2c@11112222 <NULL> (PRE_KERNEL_1+0 < PRE_KERNEL_1+2)",
+        "INFO: /i2c@11112222/test-i2c-dev@11 <NULL> PRE_KERNEL_1+3 > /gpio@ffff <NULL> PRE_KERNEL_1+1",
+        "INFO: /i2c@11112222/test-i2c-dev@11 <NULL> PRE_KERNEL_1+3 > /i2c@11112222 <NULL> PRE_KERNEL_1+2",
 ]
 
 if len(sys.argv) != 2: