diff --git a/test/recipes/80-test_ssl_new.t b/test/recipes/80-test_ssl_new.t
index 57def45072..5cafb9fdfd 100644
--- a/test/recipes/80-test_ssl_new.t
+++ b/test/recipes/80-test_ssl_new.t
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ setup("test_ssl_new");
 $ENV{TEST_CERTS_DIR} = srctop_dir("test", "certs");
 
 my @conf_srcs =  glob(srctop_file("test", "ssl-tests", "*.conf.in"));
+map { s/;.*// } @conf_srcs if $^O eq "VMS";
 my @conf_files = map { basename($_) } @conf_srcs;
 map { s/\.in// } @conf_files;