diff --git a/test/parallel/test-tls-no-cert-required.js b/test/parallel/test-tls-no-cert-required.js
index 3c7cf4462fcd07..001f6443c1b026 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-tls-no-cert-required.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-tls-no-cert-required.js
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ tls.createServer(assert.fail)
 tls.createServer({})
   .listen(0, common.mustCall(close));
 
-assert.throws(() => tls.createServer('this is not valid'), TypeError);
+assert.throws(() => tls.createServer('this is not valid'),
+              /^TypeError: options must be an object$/);
 
 tls.createServer()
   .listen(0, common.mustCall(close));