diff --git a/test/parallel/test-process-setuid-setgid.js b/test/parallel/test-process-setuid-setgid.js
index 38a677970c2c95..1feb4248d17f7a 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-process-setuid-setgid.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-process-setuid-setgid.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ if (process.getuid() !== 0) {
 
   assert.throws(
     () => { process.setuid('nobody'); },
-    /^Error: EPERM, /
+    /^Error: (EPERM, .+|setuid user id does not exist)$/
   );
   return;
 }