diff --git a/test/parallel/test-file-write-stream3.js b/test/parallel/test-file-write-stream3.js
index 5ee28d16a660dd..b68fdbf3a1fbfc 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-file-write-stream3.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-file-write-stream3.js
@@ -182,10 +182,12 @@ const run_test_4 = common.mustCall(function() {
   const fn = () => {
     fs.createWriteStream(filepath, { start: -5, flags: 'r+' });
   };
+  // Verify the range of values using a common integer verifier.
+  // Limit Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER
   const err = {
     code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
     message: 'The value of "start" is out of range. ' +
-             'It must be >= 0 && <= 9007199254740991. Received -5',
+             `It must be >= 0 && <= ${Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER}. Received -5`,
     name: 'RangeError'
   };
   assert.throws(fn, err);
@@ -197,10 +199,13 @@ const run_test_5 = common.mustCall(function() {
   const fn = () => {
     fs.createWriteStream(filepath, { start: 2 ** 53, flags: 'r+' });
   };
+  // Verify the range of values using a common integer verifier.
+  // Limit Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER
   const err = {
     code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
     message: 'The value of "start" is out of range. It must be ' +
-             '>= 0 && <= 9007199254740991. Received 9_007_199_254_740_992',
+             `>= 0 && <= ${Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER}. ` +
+             'Received 9_007_199_254_740_992',
     name: 'RangeError'
   };
   assert.throws(fn, err);