diff --git a/test/parallel/test-process-chdir.js b/test/parallel/test-process-chdir.js
index abf06b3c523cb4..f54026467eb6cd 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-process-chdir.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-process-chdir.js
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ process.chdir('..');
 assert.strictEqual(process.cwd().normalize(),
                    path.resolve(common.tmpDir).normalize());
 
-assert.throws(function() { process.chdir({}); }, TypeError, 'Bad argument.');
-assert.throws(function() { process.chdir(); }, TypeError, 'Bad argument.');
+assert.throws(function() { process.chdir({}); },
+              /^TypeError: Bad argument\.$/, 'Bad argument.');
+assert.throws(function() { process.chdir(); },
+              /^TypeError: Bad argument\.$/, 'Bad argument.');
 assert.throws(function() { process.chdir('x', 'y'); },
-              TypeError, 'Bad argument.');
+              /^TypeError: Bad argument\.$/, 'Bad argument.');