diff --git a/lib/assert.js b/lib/assert.js
index e29a381acb746d..4cab918e6a74e9 100644
--- a/lib/assert.js
+++ b/lib/assert.js
@@ -720,7 +720,8 @@ function getActual(block) {
 
 async function waitForActual(block) {
   if (typeof block !== 'function') {
-    throw new errors.ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('block', 'Function', block);
+    throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE', 'block', 'Function',
+                               block);
   }
 
   // Return a rejected promise if `block` throws synchronously.