diff --git a/lib/tests/behat/behat_navigation.php b/lib/tests/behat/behat_navigation.php
index 915522b9d1f..ccd8186c00d 100644
--- a/lib/tests/behat/behat_navigation.php
+++ b/lib/tests/behat/behat_navigation.php
@@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@ class behat_navigation extends behat_base {
     protected function select_on_administration_page($nodelist) {
         $parentnodes = $nodelist;
         $lastnode = array_pop($parentnodes);
-        $xpath = '//section[@id=\'region-main\']';
+        $xpath = '//div[@id=\'region-main\']';
 
         // Check if there is a separate tab for this submenu of the page. If found go to it.
         if ($parentnodes) {
diff --git a/theme/classic/tests/behat/behat_theme_classic_behat_navigation.php b/theme/classic/tests/behat/behat_theme_classic_behat_navigation.php
index b6ff2683f99..f557ca8d7b0 100644
--- a/theme/classic/tests/behat/behat_theme_classic_behat_navigation.php
+++ b/theme/classic/tests/behat/behat_theme_classic_behat_navigation.php
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ class behat_theme_classic_behat_navigation extends behat_navigation {
     protected function select_on_administration_page($nodelist) {
         $parentnodes = $nodelist;
         $lastnode = array_pop($parentnodes);
-        $xpath = '//section[@id=\'region-main\']';
+        $xpath = '//div[@id=\'region-main\']';
 
         // Check if there is a separate tab for this submenu of the page. If found go to it.
         if ($parentnodes) {