diff --git a/test/parallel/test-process-env-allowed-flags.js b/test/parallel/test-process-env-allowed-flags.js
index 39ad09a6c35b10..b853bdd539852e 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-process-env-allowed-flags.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-process-env-allowed-flags.js
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ require('../common');
 // assert legit flags are allowed, and bogus flags are disallowed
 {
   const goodFlags = [
-    '--inspect-brk',
-    'inspect-brk',
     '--perf_basic_prof',
     '--perf-basic-prof',
     'perf-basic-prof',
@@ -17,8 +15,11 @@ require('../common');
     '-r',
     'r',
     '--stack-trace-limit=100',
-    '--stack-trace-limit=-=xX_nodejs_Xx=-'
-  ];
+    '--stack-trace-limit=-=xX_nodejs_Xx=-',
+  ].concat(process.config.variables.v8_enable_inspector ? [
+    '--inspect-brk',
+    'inspect-brk',
+  ] : []);
 
   const badFlags = [
     '--inspect_brk',