1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-response-readable.js b/test/parallel/test-http-response-readable.js
index 07c0a40e4b..a4906643d3 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-response-readable.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-response-readable.js
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ const testServer = new http.Server(function(req, res) {
 
 testServer.listen(0, function() {
   http.get({ port: this.address().port }, function(res) {
-    assert.equal(res.readable, true, 'res.readable initially true');
+    assert.strictEqual(res.readable, true, 'res.readable initially true');
     res.on('end', function() {
-      assert.equal(res.readable, false, 'res.readable set to false after end');
+      assert.strictEqual(res.readable, false,
+                         'res.readable set to false after end');
       testServer.close();
     });
     res.resume();