diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-readfile-error.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-readfile-error.js
index da64505e242b2c..5b3efe1de6ec81 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-readfile-error.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-readfile-error.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const path = require('path');
 
 // `fs.readFile('/')` does not fail on FreeBSD, because you can open and read
 // the directory there.
-if (process.platform === 'freebsd') {
+if (common.isFreeBSD) {
   common.skip('platform not supported.');
   return;
 }