diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stdio-closed.js b/test/parallel/test-stdio-closed.js
index a85467f76a6d0f..98e4f980d50dd6 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stdio-closed.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stdio-closed.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const spawn = require('child_process').spawn;
+const fs = require('fs');
 
 if (common.isWindows) {
   common.skip('platform not supported.');
@@ -9,21 +10,7 @@ if (common.isWindows) {
 }
 
 if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
-  try {
-    process.stdout.write('stdout', function() {
-      try {
-        process.stderr.write('stderr', function() {
-          process.exit(42);
-        });
-      } catch (e) {
-        process.exit(84);
-      }
-    });
-  } catch (e) {
-    assert.strictEqual(e.code, 'EBADF');
-    assert.strictEqual(e.message, 'EBADF: bad file descriptor, write');
-    process.exit(126);
-  }
+  [0, 1, 2].forEach((i) => assert.doesNotThrow(() => fs.fstatSync(i)));
   return;
 }
 
@@ -32,5 +19,5 @@ const cmd = `"${process.execPath}" "${__filename}" child 1>&- 2>&-`;
 const proc = spawn('/bin/sh', ['-c', cmd], { stdio: 'inherit' });
 
 proc.on('exit', common.mustCall(function(exitCode) {
-  assert.strictEqual(exitCode, common.isAix ? 126 : 42);
+  assert.strictEqual(exitCode, 0);
 }));