diff --git a/test/parallel/test-debugger-util-regression.js b/test/parallel/test-debugger-util-regression.js
index 6378ea3e9b171c..07e52545814b14 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-debugger-util-regression.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-debugger-util-regression.js
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ proc.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
 proc.stderr.on('data', (data) => stderr += data);
 
 process.on('exit', (code) => {
-  assert.equal(code, 0, 'the program should exit cleanly');
-  assert.equal(stdout.includes('{ a: \'b\' }'), true,
-               'the debugger should print the result of util.inspect');
-  assert.equal(stderr, '', 'stderr should be empty');
+  assert.strictEqual(code, 0, 'the program should exit cleanly');
+  assert.strictEqual(stdout.includes('{ a: \'b\' }'), true,
+                     'the debugger should print the result of util.inspect');
+  assert.strictEqual(stderr, '', 'stderr should be empty');
 });