diff --git a/test/parallel/test-process-env-symbols.js b/test/parallel/test-process-env-symbols.js
index 13a9cd4df30ae6..51e8eafbeacf51 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-process-env-symbols.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-process-env-symbols.js
@@ -3,20 +3,23 @@ require('../common');
 
 const assert = require('assert');
 const symbol = Symbol('sym');
-const errRegExp = /^TypeError: Cannot convert a Symbol value to a string$/;
 
 // Verify that getting via a symbol key returns undefined.
 assert.strictEqual(process.env[symbol], undefined);
 
 // Verify that assigning via a symbol key throws.
+// The message depends on the JavaScript engine and so will be different between
+// different JavaScript engines. Confirm that the `Error` is a `TypeError` only.
 assert.throws(() => {
   process.env[symbol] = 42;
-}, errRegExp);
+}, TypeError);
 
 // Verify that assigning a symbol value throws.
+// The message depends on the JavaScript engine and so will be different between
+// different JavaScript engines. Confirm that the `Error` is a `TypeError` only.
 assert.throws(() => {
   process.env.foo = symbol;
-}, errRegExp);
+}, TypeError);
 
 // Verify that using a symbol with the in operator returns false.
 assert.strictEqual(symbol in process.env, false);