diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/terminal/ios.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/terminal/ios.py
index af9e3bf29ad..61927bda906 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/terminal/ios.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/terminal/ios.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ from ansible.plugins.terminal import TerminalBase
 class TerminalModule(TerminalBase):
 
     terminal_stdout_re = [
-        re.compile(br"[\r\n][\w\+\-\.:\/\[\]]+(?:\([^\)]+\)){0,3}(?:[>#]) ?$")
+        re.compile(br"[\r\n]?[\w\+\-\.:\/\[\]]+(?:\([^\)]+\)){0,3}(?:[>#]) ?$")
     ]
 
     terminal_stderr_re = [
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/terminal/iosxr.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/terminal/iosxr.py
index 100b3d5863a..6a9657d0ab5 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/terminal/iosxr.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/terminal/iosxr.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from ansible.errors import AnsibleConnectionFailure
 class TerminalModule(TerminalBase):
 
     terminal_stdout_re = [
-        re.compile(br"[\r\n][\w+\-\.:\/\[\]]+(?:\([^\)]+\)){,3}(?:>|#) ?$"),
+        re.compile(br"[\r\n]?[\w+\-\.:\/\[\]]+(?:\([^\)]+\)){,3}(?:>|#) ?$"),
         re.compile(br']]>]]>[\r\n]?')
     ]