diff --git a/test/parallel/test-require-extensions-same-filename-as-dir.js b/test/parallel/test-require-extensions-same-filename-as-dir.js
index 41051dad45e10f..ff95a47b9a83bf 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-require-extensions-same-filename-as-dir.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-require-extensions-same-filename-as-dir.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 'use strict';
-var common = require('../common');
-var assert = require('assert');
+const common = require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
 
-var content = require(common.fixturesDir +
+const content = require(common.fixturesDir +
   '/json-with-directory-name-module/module-stub/one/two/three.js');
 
-assert.notEqual(content.rocko, 'artischocko');
-assert.equal(content, 'hello from module-stub!');
+assert.notStrictEqual(content.rocko, 'artischocko');
+assert.strictEqual(content, 'hello from module-stub!');