Benteke suffered the problem at Norwich on Saturday but, speaking after Tuesday night's 4-0 Capital One Cup defeat to Tottenham, Lambert acknowledged the damage was not as extensive as he originally thought.
"It is not as bad as we feared it was going to be," said Lambert.
"Maybe four, five, six weeks or so."
Lambert confirmed Benteke would not be fit for his country's World Cup qualifiers next month.
Indeed, if the player is out for a full six weeks, he will not be available until the beginning of November.
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