diff --git a/test/parallel/test-process-setuid-setgid.js b/test/parallel/test-process-setuid-setgid.js
index 41fef8c9c819fa..d3aac29decf0a6 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-process-setuid-setgid.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-process-setuid-setgid.js
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ if (common.isWindows) {
   return;
 }
 
+assert.throws(() => {
+  process.setuid({});
+}, /^TypeError: setuid argument must be a number or a string$/);
+
 assert.throws(() => {
   process.setuid('fhqwhgadshgnsdhjsdbkhsdabkfabkveybvf');
 }, /^Error: setuid user id does not exist$/);