diff --git a/conformance/utils/kubernetes/helpers.go b/conformance/utils/kubernetes/helpers.go
index d5446506e6..a0926f9db5 100644
--- a/conformance/utils/kubernetes/helpers.go
+++ b/conformance/utils/kubernetes/helpers.go
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import (
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
@@ -636,12 +635,20 @@ func listenersMatch(t *testing.T, expected, actual []v1beta1.ListenerStatus) boo
 		// Ensure that the expected Listener.SupportedKinds items are present in actual Listener.SupportedKinds
 		// Find the items instead of performing an exact match of the slice because the implementation
 		// might support more Kinds than defined in the test
-		eSupportedKindsSet := sets.New(eListener.SupportedKinds...)
-		aSupportedKindsSet := sets.New(aListener.SupportedKinds...)
-		if !aSupportedKindsSet.IsSuperset(eSupportedKindsSet) {
-			t.Logf("Expected %v kinds to be present in SupportedKinds", eSupportedKindsSet.Difference(aSupportedKindsSet))
-			return false
+		for _, eKind := range eListener.SupportedKinds {
+			found := false
+			for _, aKind := range aListener.SupportedKinds {
+				if *eKind.Group == *aKind.Group && eKind.Kind == aKind.Kind {
+					found = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			if !found {
+				t.Logf("Expected Group:%s Kind:%s to be present in SupportedKinds", *eKind.Group, eKind.Kind)
+				return false
+			}
 		}
+
 		if aListener.AttachedRoutes != eListener.AttachedRoutes {
 			t.Logf("Expected AttachedRoutes to be %v, got %v", eListener.AttachedRoutes, aListener.AttachedRoutes)
 			return false