diff --git a/test/parallel/test-cluster-send-handle-twice.js b/test/parallel/test-cluster-send-handle-twice.js
index f1552d79265a0c..172a5563f306f5 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-cluster-send-handle-twice.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-cluster-send-handle-twice.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ if (cluster.isMaster) {
   for (var i = 0; i < workers.toStart; ++i) {
     var worker = cluster.fork();
     worker.on('exit', function(code, signal) {
-      assert.equal(code, 0, 'Worker exited with an error code');
+      assert.strictEqual(code, 0, 'Worker exited with an error code');
       assert(!signal, 'Worker exited by a signal');
     });
   }