diff --git a/test/parallel/test-next-tick-ordering.js b/test/parallel/test-next-tick-ordering.js
index 76f43efa932fbf..9ae212cb7f3fbe 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-next-tick-ordering.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-next-tick-ordering.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ console.log('Running from main.');
 
 
 process.on('exit', function() {
-  assert.strictEqual('nextTick', done[0]);
+  assert.strictEqual(done[0], 'nextTick');
   /* Disabling this test. I don't think we can ensure the order
   for (i = 0; i < N; i += 1) {
     assert.strictEqual(i, done[i + 1]);