diff --git a/test/parallel/test-vm-create-and-run-in-context.js b/test/parallel/test-vm-create-and-run-in-context.js
index 8f4ce72c50f246..bd746cf2df7080 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-vm-create-and-run-in-context.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-vm-create-and-run-in-context.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const vm = require('vm');
 // Run in a new empty context
 let context = vm.createContext();
 let result = vm.runInContext('"passed";', context);
-assert.strictEqual('passed', result);
+assert.strictEqual(result, 'passed');
 
 // Create a new pre-populated context
 context = vm.createContext({ 'foo': 'bar', 'thing': 'lala' });