diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/test/concretize.py b/lib/spack/spack/test/concretize.py
index 4cd22249ca2..c751bf39cba 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/test/concretize.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/test/concretize.py
@@ -348,10 +348,11 @@ def test_compiler_flags_differ_identical_compilers(self):
             assert spec.satisfies("cflags=-O2")
 
     def test_concretize_compiler_flag_propagate(self):
-        spec = Spec("hypre cflags=='-g' ^openblas")
+        spec = Spec("callpath cflags=='-g'")
         spec.concretize()
 
-        assert spec.satisfies("^openblas cflags='-g'")
+        assert spec.satisfies("^dyninst cflags='-g'")
+        assert spec.satisfies("^libelf cflags='-g'")
 
     @pytest.mark.only_clingo(
         "Optional compiler propagation isn't deprecated for original concretizer"