diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-error-handling.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-error-handling.js
index ea10de14b8240f..cf3a3699d0975d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-error-handling.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-error-handling.js
@@ -110,12 +110,15 @@ const { Stream, PassThrough } = require('stream');
 }
 
 {
+  const _err = new Error('this should be handled');
   const destination = new PassThrough();
-  destination.once('error', common.mustCall());
+  destination.once('error', common.mustCall((err) => {
+    assert.strictEqual(err, _err);
+  }));
 
   const stream = new Stream();
   stream
     .pipe(destination);
 
-  destination.destroy(new Error('this should be handled'));
+  destination.destroy(_err);
 }