diff --git a/test/parallel/test-internal-errors.js b/test/parallel/test-internal-errors.js
index f5876b7f568dd9..5cdeaf5ee51058 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-internal-errors.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-internal-errors.js
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ common.expectsError(() => {
        message: /^Error for testing 2/ });
 }, {
   code: 'ERR_ASSERTION',
+  type: assert.AssertionError,
   message: /.+ does not match \S/
 });
 
@@ -225,6 +226,7 @@ common.expectsError(
   () => errors.message('ERR_INVALID_URL_SCHEME', [[]]),
   {
     code: 'ERR_ASSERTION',
+    type: assert.AssertionError,
     message: /^At least one expected value needs to be specified$/
   });
 
@@ -239,6 +241,7 @@ common.expectsError(
   () => errors.message('ERR_MISSING_ARGS'),
   {
     code: 'ERR_ASSERTION',
+    type: assert.AssertionError,
     message: /^At least one arg needs to be specified$/
   });