diff --git a/test/parallel/test-repl-tab-complete.js b/test/parallel/test-repl-tab-complete.js
index d52f0068ec395b..8f58c03664ad7d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-repl-tab-complete.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-repl-tab-complete.js
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ var spaceTimeout = setTimeout(function() {
 }, 1000);
 
 testMe.complete(' ', common.mustCall(function(error, data) {
-  assert.deepEqual(data, [[], undefined]);
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(data, [[], undefined]);
   clearTimeout(spaceTimeout);
 }));
 
@@ -255,5 +255,5 @@ putIn.run(['.clear']);
 putIn.run(['function a() {}']);
 
 testMe.complete('a().b.', common.mustCall((error, data) => {
-  assert.deepEqual(data, [[], undefined]);
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(data, [[], undefined]);
 }));