diff --git a/test/parallel/test-buffer-compare.js b/test/parallel/test-buffer-compare.js
index c0db39a6e3c8bc..6182d0967d4900 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-buffer-compare.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-buffer-compare.js
@@ -23,8 +23,11 @@ assert.strictEqual(Buffer.compare(Buffer.alloc(0), Buffer.alloc(0)), 0);
 assert.strictEqual(Buffer.compare(Buffer.alloc(0), Buffer.alloc(1)), -1);
 assert.strictEqual(Buffer.compare(Buffer.alloc(1), Buffer.alloc(0)), 1);
 
-assert.throws(() => Buffer.compare(Buffer.alloc(1), 'abc'));
+assert.throws(() => Buffer.compare(Buffer.alloc(1), 'abc'),
+              /^TypeError: Arguments must be Buffers$/);
 
-assert.throws(() => Buffer.compare('abc', Buffer.alloc(1)));
+assert.throws(() => Buffer.compare('abc', Buffer.alloc(1)),
+              /^TypeError: Arguments must be Buffers$/);
 
-assert.throws(() => Buffer.alloc(1).compare('abc'));
+assert.throws(() => Buffer.alloc(1).compare('abc'),
+              /^TypeError: Argument must be a Buffer$/);