diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-server-listen-remove-callback.js b/test/parallel/test-net-server-listen-remove-callback.js
index 3989b229062304..a874099fb8c782 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-net-server-listen-remove-callback.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-server-listen-remove-callback.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const server = net.createServer();
 server.on('close', function() {
   const listeners = server.listeners('listening');
   console.log('Closed, listeners:', listeners.length);
-  assert.strictEqual(0, listeners.length);
+  assert.strictEqual(listeners.length, 0);
 });
 
 server.listen(0, function() {