diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-read-stream-fd-leak.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-read-stream-fd-leak.js
index 5bf0157ff4e7ae..81712def761340 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-read-stream-fd-leak.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-read-stream-fd-leak.js
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ function testLeak(endFn, callback) {
     }
 
     assert.strictEqual(
-      0,
       openCount,
+      0,
       `no leaked file descriptors using ${endFn}() (got ${openCount})`
     );