diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
index 6b8e3e060f..d647170112 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
@@ -1739,6 +1739,8 @@ class GitShallowTest(FetcherTest):
         if cwd is None:
             cwd = self.gitdir
         actual_refs = self.git(['for-each-ref', '--format=%(refname)'], cwd=cwd).splitlines()
+        # Resolve references into the same format as the comparision (needed by git 2.48 onwards)
+        actual_refs = self.git(['rev-parse', '--symbolic-full-name'] + actual_refs, cwd=cwd).splitlines()
         full_expected = self.git(['rev-parse', '--symbolic-full-name'] + expected_refs, cwd=cwd).splitlines()
         self.assertEqual(sorted(set(full_expected)), sorted(set(actual_refs)))