diff --git a/test/js-native-api/test_reference/test.js b/test/js-native-api/test_reference/test.js
index ca1d63f72f2fde..2dbc389d89b48e 100644
--- a/test/js-native-api/test_reference/test.js
+++ b/test/js-native-api/test_reference/test.js
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ async function runTests() {
 
   (() => {
     const symbol = test_reference.createSymbolFor('testSymFor');
-    test_reference.createReference(Symbol.for('testSymFor'), 0);
+    test_reference.createReference(symbol, 0);
     assert.strictEqual(test_reference.referenceValue, symbol);
+    assert.strictEqual(test_reference.referenceValue, Symbol.for('testSymFor'));
   })();
   test_reference.deleteReference();