diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-pause.js b/test/parallel/test-http-pause.js
index 0294cf5625b5e8..555eece2e3f13b 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-pause.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-pause.js
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
 });
 
 server.listen(0, function() {
+  // Anonymous function rather than arrow function to test `this` value.
+  assert.strictEqual(this, server);
   const req = http.request({
     port: this.address().port,
     path: '/',