diff --git a/test/addons/new-target/binding.cc b/test/addons/new-target/binding.cc
index 5491c18c6e99af..3ae2aca7c2ef95 100644
--- a/test/addons/new-target/binding.cc
+++ b/test/addons/new-target/binding.cc
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
 
 namespace {
 
-inline void NewClass(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>&) {}
+inline void NewClass(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args) {
+  // this != new.target since we are being invoked through super().
+  assert(args.IsConstructCall());
+  assert(!args.This()->StrictEquals(args.NewTarget()));
+}
 
 inline void Initialize(v8::Local<v8::Object> binding) {
   auto isolate = binding->GetIsolate();