diff --git a/.eslintrc.yaml b/.eslintrc.yaml
index 0839e352cd399d..e73e97dede44af 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.yaml
+++ b/.eslintrc.yaml
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ rules:
   }]
   no-tabs: error
   no-trailing-spaces: error
+  no-unsafe-finally: error
   object-curly-spacing: [error, always]
   one-var-declaration-per-line: error
   operator-linebreak: [error, after]
diff --git a/test/common/index.js b/test/common/index.js
index e8546db3a2f4ea..8ffeda42dfd52c 100644
--- a/test/common/index.js
+++ b/test/common/index.js
@@ -504,21 +504,13 @@ exports.canCreateSymLink = function() {
     const whoamiPath = path.join(process.env['SystemRoot'],
                                  'System32', 'whoami.exe');
 
-    let err = false;
-    let output = '';
-
     try {
-      output = execSync(`${whoamiPath} /priv`, { timout: 1000 });
+      const output = execSync(`${whoamiPath} /priv`, { timout: 1000 });
+      return output.includes('SeCreateSymbolicLinkPrivilege');
     } catch (e) {
-      err = true;
-    } finally {
-      if (err || !output.includes('SeCreateSymbolicLinkPrivilege')) {
-        return false;
-      }
+      return false;
     }
   }
-
-  return true;
 };
 
 exports.getCallSite = function getCallSite(top) {