diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-readable-destroy.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-readable-destroy.js
index 026aa8ca1603b8..a1407192e495c7 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream-readable-destroy.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-readable-destroy.js
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ const { inherits } = require('util');
 
   read.on('close', common.mustCall());
   read.destroy(expected, common.mustCall(function(err) {
-    assert.strictEqual(expected, err);
+    assert.strictEqual(err, expected);
   }));
 }