diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-fchmod.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-fchmod.js
index 8a8504027700cb..42a11e8a96c02d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-fchmod.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-fchmod.js
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 
 // Check for mode values range
 const modeUpperBoundaryValue = 0o777;
-common.mustCall(() => fs.fchmod(1, modeUpperBoundaryValue));
-common.mustCall(() => fs.fchmodSync(1, modeUpperBoundaryValue));
+fs.fchmod(1, modeUpperBoundaryValue);
+fs.fchmodSync(1, modeUpperBoundaryValue);
 
 // umask of 0o777 is equal to 775
 const modeOutsideUpperBoundValue = 776;
 common.expectsError(
-  () => fs.fchmod(1, i),
+  () => fs.fchmod(1, modeOutsideUpperBoundValue),
   {
     code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
     type: RangeError,
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ common.expectsError(
   }
 );
 common.expectsError(
-  () => fs.fchmodSync(1, i),
+  () => fs.fchmodSync(1, modeOutsideUpperBoundValue),
   {
     code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
     type: RangeError,