diff --git a/test/parallel/test-vm-module-errors.js b/test/parallel/test-vm-module-errors.js
index 7a3bfccbddb3be..e5a766e37dfdb8 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-vm-module-errors.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-vm-module-errors.js
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ async function checkExecution() {
 // Check for error thrown when breakOnSigint is not a boolean for evaluate()
 async function checkInvalidOptionForEvaluate() {
   await assert.rejects(async () => {
-    const m = new SourceTextModule('export const a = 1; export var b = 2');
+    const m = new SourceTextModule('export const a = 1; export let b = 2');
     await m.evaluate({ breakOnSigint: 'a-string' });
   }, {
     name: 'TypeError',