diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream2-large-read-stall.js b/test/parallel/test-stream2-large-read-stall.js
index 36d4e0c6c9d7c9..2422747f820bc1 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream2-large-read-stall.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream2-large-read-stall.js
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ r.on('readable', function() {
                 rs.length);
 });
 
-r.on('end', common.mustCall(function() {}));
+r.on('end', common.mustCall(function() {
+  assert.strictEqual(pushes, PUSHCOUNT + 1);
+}));
 
 let pushes = 0;
 function push() {
@@ -49,7 +51,3 @@ function push() {
   if (r.push(Buffer.allocUnsafe(PUSHSIZE)))
     setTimeout(push, 1);
 }
-
-process.on('exit', function() {
-  assert.strictEqual(pushes, PUSHCOUNT + 1);
-});