diff --git a/test/parallel/test-child-process-spawn-controller.js b/test/parallel/test-child-process-spawn-controller.js
index 2ac3a0ddd514a7..07f9cef3557d75 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-child-process-spawn-controller.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-child-process-spawn-controller.js
@@ -5,18 +5,38 @@ const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 
-// Verify that passing an AbortSignal works
-const controller = new AbortController();
-const { signal } = controller;
+{
+  // Verify that passing an AbortSignal works
+  const controller = new AbortController();
+  const { signal } = controller;
 
-const echo = cp.spawn('echo', ['fun'], {
-  encoding: 'utf8',
-  shell: true,
-  signal
-});
+  const echo = cp.spawn('echo', ['fun'], {
+    encoding: 'utf8',
+    shell: true,
+    signal
+  });
 
-echo.on('error', common.mustCall((e) => {
-  assert.strictEqual(e.name, 'AbortError');
-}));
+  echo.on('error', common.mustCall((e) => {
+    assert.strictEqual(e.name, 'AbortError');
+  }));
 
-controller.abort();
+  controller.abort();
+}
+
+{
+  // Verify that passing an already-aborted signal works.
+  const controller = new AbortController();
+  const { signal } = controller;
+
+  controller.abort();
+
+  const echo = cp.spawn('echo', ['fun'], {
+    encoding: 'utf8',
+    shell: true,
+    signal
+  });
+
+  echo.on('error', common.mustCall((e) => {
+    assert.strictEqual(e.name, 'AbortError');
+  }));
+}