diff --git a/test/parallel/test-signal-safety.js b/test/parallel/test-signal-safety.js
index 34722b712f8889..a4fb618b1cbfa5 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-signal-safety.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-signal-safety.js
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ assert.throws(function() {
   const s = new Signal();
   const nots = { start: s.start };
   nots.start(9);
-}, TypeError);
+}, /^TypeError: Illegal invocation$/);