diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-client-upload-buf.js b/test/parallel/test-http-client-upload-buf.js
index b778d07a826b1d..1c75612c807874 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-client-upload-buf.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-client-upload-buf.js
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ const http = require('http');
 const N = 1024;
 
 const server = http.createServer(common.mustCall(function(req, res) {
-  assert.strictEqual('POST', req.method);
-
+  assert.strictEqual(req.method, 'POST');
   let bytesReceived = 0;
 
   req.on('data', function(chunk) {