diff --git a/test/parallel/test-cluster-setup-master-argv.js b/test/parallel/test-cluster-setup-master-argv.js
index c42291417f9e79..e570af7cd52a60 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-cluster-setup-master-argv.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-cluster-setup-master-argv.js
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ setTimeout(common.fail.bind(assert, 'setup not emitted'), 1000).unref();
 cluster.on('setup', function() {
   var clusterArgs = cluster.settings.args;
   var realArgs = process.argv;
-  assert.equal(clusterArgs[clusterArgs.length - 1],
-               realArgs[realArgs.length - 1]);
+  assert.strictEqual(clusterArgs[clusterArgs.length - 1],
+                     realArgs[realArgs.length - 1]);
 });
 
 assert.notStrictEqual(process.argv[process.argv.length - 1], 'OMG,OMG');