diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/pipelinerun/pipelinerun_test.go b/pkg/reconciler/pipelinerun/pipelinerun_test.go
index 174d460bf4d..a89f11d919e 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/pipelinerun/pipelinerun_test.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/pipelinerun/pipelinerun_test.go
@@ -5162,7 +5162,7 @@ status:
 		expectedPr = expectedPrMinimalStatus
 	}
 
-	if d := cmp.Diff(expectedPr, reconciledRun, ignoreResourceVersion, ignoreLastTransitionTime, ignoreCompletionTime, ignoreStartTime); d != "" {
+	if d := cmp.Diff(expectedPr, reconciledRun, ignoreResourceVersion, ignoreLastTransitionTime, ignoreCompletionTime, ignoreStartTime, cmpopts.EquateEmpty()); d != "" {
 		t.Errorf("expected to see pipeline run results created. Diff %s", diff.PrintWantGot(d))
 	}
 }
@@ -5484,7 +5484,7 @@ status:
 		expectedPr = expectedPrMinimalStatus
 	}
 
-	if d := cmp.Diff(expectedPr, reconciledRun, ignoreResourceVersion, ignoreLastTransitionTime, ignoreCompletionTime, ignoreStartTime); d != "" {
+	if d := cmp.Diff(expectedPr, reconciledRun, ignoreResourceVersion, ignoreLastTransitionTime, ignoreCompletionTime, ignoreStartTime, cmpopts.EquateEmpty()); d != "" {
 		t.Errorf("expected to see pipeline run results created. Diff %s", diff.PrintWantGot(d))
 	}
 }
@@ -8952,7 +8952,7 @@ spec:
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("Got an error getting reconciled run out of fake client: %s", err)
 			}
-			if d := cmp.Diff(tt.expectedPipelineRun, pipelineRun, ignoreResourceVersion, ignoreTypeMeta, ignoreLastTransitionTime, ignoreStartTime, ignoreFinallyStartTime); d != "" {
+			if d := cmp.Diff(tt.expectedPipelineRun, pipelineRun, ignoreResourceVersion, ignoreTypeMeta, ignoreLastTransitionTime, ignoreStartTime, ignoreFinallyStartTime, cmpopts.EquateEmpty()); d != "" {
 				t.Errorf("expected PipelineRun was not created. Diff %s", diff.PrintWantGot(d))
 			}
 		})
@@ -9560,7 +9560,7 @@ spec:
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("Got an error getting reconciled run out of fake client: %s", err)
 			}
-			if d := cmp.Diff(tt.expectedPipelineRun, pipelineRun, ignoreResourceVersion, ignoreTypeMeta, ignoreLastTransitionTime, ignoreStartTime, ignoreFinallyStartTime); d != "" {
+			if d := cmp.Diff(tt.expectedPipelineRun, pipelineRun, ignoreResourceVersion, ignoreTypeMeta, ignoreLastTransitionTime, ignoreStartTime, ignoreFinallyStartTime, cmpopts.EquateEmpty()); d != "" {
 				t.Errorf("expected PipelineRun was not created. Diff %s", diff.PrintWantGot(d))
 			}
 		})
@@ -10020,7 +10020,7 @@ status:
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("Got an error getting reconciled run out of fake client: %s", err)
 			}
-			if d := cmp.Diff(tt.expectedPipelineRun, pipelineRun, ignoreResourceVersion, ignoreTypeMeta, ignoreLastTransitionTime, ignoreStartTime, cmpopts.SortSlices(lessChildReferences)); d != "" {
+			if d := cmp.Diff(tt.expectedPipelineRun, pipelineRun, ignoreResourceVersion, ignoreTypeMeta, ignoreLastTransitionTime, ignoreStartTime, cmpopts.SortSlices(lessChildReferences), cmpopts.EquateEmpty()); d != "" {
 				t.Errorf("expected PipelineRun was not created. Diff %s", diff.PrintWantGot(d))
 			}
 		})
@@ -10554,7 +10554,7 @@ spec:
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("Got an error getting reconciled run out of fake client: %s", err)
 			}
-			if d := cmp.Diff(tt.expectedPipelineRun, pipelineRun, ignoreResourceVersion, ignoreTypeMeta, ignoreLastTransitionTime, ignoreStartTime, ignoreFinallyStartTime); d != "" {
+			if d := cmp.Diff(tt.expectedPipelineRun, pipelineRun, ignoreResourceVersion, ignoreTypeMeta, ignoreLastTransitionTime, ignoreStartTime, ignoreFinallyStartTime, cmpopts.EquateEmpty()); d != "" {
 				t.Errorf("expected PipelineRun was not created. Diff %s", diff.PrintWantGot(d))
 			}
 		})