diff --git a/test/parallel/test-util-inspect.js b/test/parallel/test-util-inspect.js
index 454dfd90015cf8..fd699c85f0b6ec 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-util-inspect.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-util-inspect.js
@@ -2544,8 +2544,13 @@ assert.strictEqual(
   // Tracing class respects inspect depth.
   try {
     const trace = require('trace_events').createTracing({ categories: ['fo'] });
-    const actual = util.inspect({ trace }, { depth: 0 });
-    assert.strictEqual(actual, '{ trace: [Tracing] }');
+    const actualDepth0 = util.inspect({ trace }, { depth: 0 });
+    assert.strictEqual(actualDepth0, '{ trace: [Tracing] }');
+    const actualDepth1 = util.inspect({ trace }, { depth: 1 });
+    assert.strictEqual(
+      actualDepth1,
+      "{ trace: Tracing { enabled: false, categories: 'fo' } }"
+    );
   } catch (err) {
     if (err.code !== 'ERR_TRACE_EVENTS_UNAVAILABLE')
       throw err;