diff --git a/test/parallel/test-path.js b/test/parallel/test-path.js
index a3f10eccdf1d7e..ca10665b26ffc1 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-path.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-path.js
@@ -68,6 +68,6 @@ assert.strictEqual(path.win32.delimiter, ';');
 assert.strictEqual(path.posix.delimiter, ':');
 
 if (common.isWindows)
-  assert.deepStrictEqual(path, path.win32, 'should be win32 path module');
+  assert.strictEqual(path, path.win32);
 else
-  assert.deepStrictEqual(path, path.posix, 'should be posix path module');
+  assert.strictEqual(path, path.posix);