diff --git a/test/parallel/test-tls-external-accessor.js b/test/parallel/test-tls-external-accessor.js
index 2d7b1f62b98977..33d371923a600c 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-tls-external-accessor.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-tls-external-accessor.js
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ const tls = require('tls');
 {
   const pctx = tls.createSecureContext().context;
   const cctx = Object.create(pctx);
-  assert.throws(() => cctx._external, /incompatible receiver/);
+  assert.throws(() => cctx._external, TypeError);
   pctx._external;
 }
 {
   const pctx = tls.createSecurePair().credentials.context;
   const cctx = Object.create(pctx);
-  assert.throws(() => cctx._external, /incompatible receiver/);
+  assert.throws(() => cctx._external, TypeError);
   pctx._external;
 }