diff --git a/test/parallel/test-v8-serdes.js b/test/parallel/test-v8-serdes.js
index 5625d4986081ae..806cbc5fc3414d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-v8-serdes.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-v8-serdes.js
@@ -134,18 +134,12 @@ const objects = [
 
 {
   assert.throws(
-    () => {
-      v8.Serializer();
-    },
-    Error,
-    "Class constructor Serializer cannot be invoked without 'new'"
+    () => { v8.Serializer(); },
+    /^TypeError: Class constructor Serializer cannot be invoked without 'new'$/
   );
 
   assert.throws(
-    () => {
-      v8.Derializer();
-    },
-    Error,
-    "Class constructor Deserializer cannot be invoked without 'new'"
+    () => { v8.Deserializer(); },
+    /^TypeError: Class constructor Deserializer cannot be invoked without 'new'$/
   );
 }