diff --git a/test/parallel/test-buffer-slow.js b/test/parallel/test-buffer-slow.js
index 24bd9e1cfd314d..cecc01a95923c3 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-buffer-slow.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-buffer-slow.js
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ assert.strictEqual(SlowBuffer('string').length, 0);
 // should throw with invalid length
 assert.throws(function() {
   SlowBuffer(Infinity);
-}, 'invalid Buffer length');
+}, /^RangeError: Invalid array buffer length$/);
 assert.throws(function() {
   SlowBuffer(-1);
-}, 'invalid Buffer length');
+}, /^RangeError: Invalid array buffer length$/);
 assert.throws(function() {
   SlowBuffer(buffer.kMaxLength + 1);
-}, 'invalid Buffer length');
+}, /^RangeError: (Invalid typed array length|Array buffer allocation failed)$/);