diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 7918cd4ae9..718e32a0fb 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -301,8 +301,8 @@ test('execa() returns a promise with kill() and pid', t => {
 });
 
 test('child_process.spawn() errors are propagated', async t => {
-	const {exitCodeName} = await t.throwsAsync(execa('noop', {uid: -1}));
-	t.is(exitCodeName, process.platform === 'win32' ? 'ENOTSUP' : 'EINVAL');
+	const {failed} = await t.throwsAsync(execa('noop', {uid: -1}));
+	t.true(failed);
 });
 
 test('child_process.spawnSync() errors are propagated with a correct shape', t => {