diff --git a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-fs-sync.js b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-fs-sync.js
index b12694f4efa607..14c6a122dd299f 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-trace-events-fs-sync.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-trace-events-fs-sync.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const util = require('util');
 
-const tests = new Array();
+const tests = Object.create(null);
 
 let gid = 1;
 let uid = 1;