diff --git a/test/parallel/test-child-process-set-blocking.js b/test/parallel/test-child-process-set-blocking.js
index bca886ed55cb16..51a079ef5fac73 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-child-process-set-blocking.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-child-process-set-blocking.js
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ const cp = ch.spawn('python', ['-c', `print ${SIZE} * "C"`], {
 });
 
 cp.on('exit', common.mustCall(function(code) {
-  assert.strictEqual(0, code);
+  assert.strictEqual(code, 0);
 }));