diff --git a/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-subclass.js b/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-subclass.js
index 094565197bd740..23120de5617ac7 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-subclass.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-event-emitter-subclass.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function MyEE(cb) {
 
 const myee = new MyEE(common.mustCall());
 
-myee.hasOwnProperty('usingDomains');
+assert(myee.hasOwnProperty('usingDomains'));
 
 util.inherits(ErrorEE, EventEmitter);
 function ErrorEE() {