1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-string-decoder-end.js b/test/parallel/test-string-decoder-end.js
index 2c187d6014..a04972e545 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-string-decoder-end.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-string-decoder-end.js
@@ -53,6 +53,6 @@ function testBuf(encoding, buf) {
   console.log('expect=%j', res3);
   console.log('res1=%j', res1);
   console.log('res2=%j', res2);
-  assert.equal(res1, res3, 'one byte at a time should match toString');
-  assert.equal(res2, res3, 'all bytes at once should match toString');
+  assert.strictEqual(res1, res3, 'one byte at a time should match toString');
+  assert.strictEqual(res2, res3, 'all bytes at once should match toString');
 }