diff --git a/test/parallel/test-domain-crypto.js b/test/parallel/test-domain-crypto.js
index e76e8d08791c87..4dd979dafeab73 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-domain-crypto.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-domain-crypto.js
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ try {
   return;
 }
 
-// the missing var keyword is intentional
-domain = require('domain');
+// Pollution of global is intentional as part of test.
+// See https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/d1eff9ab
+global.domain = require('domain');
 
 // should not throw a 'TypeError: undefined is not a function' exception
 crypto.randomBytes(8);