diff --git a/api/client/credentials_test.go b/api/client/credentials_test.go
index 896a873c19811..dbd9996ca3b8b 100644
--- a/api/client/credentials_test.go
+++ b/api/client/credentials_test.go
@@ -464,6 +464,7 @@ func TestDynamicIdentityFileCreds(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	wantTLSCert, err := tls.X509KeyPair(tlsCert, keyPEM)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	wantTLSCert.Leaf = nil
 	require.Equal(t, wantTLSCert, *gotTLSCert)
 
 	expiry, ok := cred.Expiry()
@@ -522,6 +523,7 @@ func TestDynamicIdentityFileCreds(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	wantTLSCert, err = tls.X509KeyPair(secondTLSCertPem, keyPEM)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	wantTLSCert.Leaf = nil
 	require.Equal(t, wantTLSCert, *gotTLSCert)
 
 	expiry, ok = cred.Expiry()