diff --git a/test/parallel/test-worker-init-failure.js b/test/sequential/test-worker-init-failure.js
similarity index 97%
rename from test/parallel/test-worker-init-failure.js
rename to test/sequential/test-worker-init-failure.js
index ea9654200ecaf8..43bfbb91624e64 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-worker-init-failure.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-worker-init-failure.js
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
     // (i.e. single cpu) `ulimit` may not lead to such an error.
 
     worker.on('error', (e) => {
-      assert.match(e.message, /EMFILE/);
-      assert.ok(e.code === 'ERR_WORKER_INIT_FAILED' || e.code === 'EMFILE');
+      assert.ok(e.code === 'ERR_WORKER_INIT_FAILED' || e.code === 'EMFILE' || e.code === 'ENOENT');
     });
   }