diff --git a/test/parallel/test-v8-serialize-leak.js b/test/parallel/test-v8-serialize-leak.js
index a90c398adcdaf3..696dbfea65ba95 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-v8-serialize-leak.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-v8-serialize-leak.js
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ const after = process.memoryUsage.rss();
 
 if (process.config.variables.asan) {
   assert(after < before * 10, `asan: before=${before} after=${after}`);
+} else if (process.config.variables.node_builtin_modules_path) {
+  assert(after < before * 4, `node_builtin_modules_path: before=${before} after=${after}`);
 } else {
   assert(after < before * 2, `before=${before} after=${after}`);
 }