diff --git a/test/parallel/test-child-process-double-pipe.js b/test/parallel/test-child-process-double-pipe.js
index 2d9805d687635c..c5b7c093af8a4a 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-child-process-double-pipe.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-child-process-double-pipe.js
@@ -91,5 +91,5 @@ sed.stdout.on('data', function(data) {
 });
 
 sed.stdout.on('end', function(code) {
-  assert.equal(result, 'hellO' + os.EOL + 'nOde' + os.EOL + 'wOrld' + os.EOL);
+  assert.strictEqual(result, `hellO${os.EOL}nOde${os.EOL}wOrld${os.EOL}`);
 });