diff --git a/test/parallel/test-cli-bad-options.js b/test/parallel/test-cli-bad-options.js
index 3fc8980c142509..1bdaf5ee939b9f 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-cli-bad-options.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-cli-bad-options.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ require('../common');
 // Tests that node exits consistently on bad option syntax.
 
 const assert = require('assert');
-const spawn = require('child_process').spawnSync;
+const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
 
 if (process.features.inspector) {
   requiresArgument('--inspect-port');
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ if (process.features.inspector) {
 requiresArgument('--eval');
 
 function requiresArgument(option) {
-  const r = spawn(process.execPath, [option], { encoding: 'utf8' });
+  const r = spawnSync(process.execPath, [option], { encoding: 'utf8' });
 
   assert.strictEqual(r.status, 9);