diff --git a/test/test-main.c b/test/test-main.c
index 8c852d72f4..1824cce2a6 100644
--- a/test/test-main.c
+++ b/test/test-main.c
@@ -135,10 +135,17 @@ static bool ut_test_run_on_flattree(struct unit_test *test)
 static bool test_matches(const char *prefix, const char *test_name,
 			 const char *select_name)
 {
+	size_t len;
+
 	if (!select_name)
 		return true;
 
-	if (!strcmp(test_name, select_name))
+	/* Allow glob expansion in the test name */
+	len = select_name[strlen(select_name) - 1] == '*' ? strlen(select_name) : 0;
+	if (len-- == 1)
+		return true;
+
+	if (!strncmp(test_name, select_name, len))
 		return true;
 
 	if (!prefix) {
@@ -153,7 +160,7 @@ static bool test_matches(const char *prefix, const char *test_name,
 			test_name += strlen(prefix);
 	}
 
-	if (!strcmp(test_name, select_name))
+	if (!strncmp(test_name, select_name, len))
 		return true;
 
 	return false;