diff --git a/test/parallel/test-cluster-send-deadlock.js b/test/parallel/test-cluster-send-deadlock.js
index 90b8c91695359b..fa3e1138248221 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-cluster-send-deadlock.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-cluster-send-deadlock.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ var net = require('net');
 if (cluster.isMaster) {
   var worker = cluster.fork();
   worker.on('exit', function(code, signal) {
-    assert.equal(code, 0, 'Worker exited with an error code');
+    assert.strictEqual(code, 0, 'Worker exited with an error code');
     assert(!signal, 'Worker exited by a signal');
     server.close();
   });