diff --git a/test/parallel/test-console-instance.js b/test/parallel/test-console-instance.js
index 5a2e10b419cb03..0b69212948dd2c 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-console-instance.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-console-instance.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ c.log('test');
 c.error('test');
 
 out.write = common.mustCall((d) => {
-  assert.strictEqual('{ foo: 1 }\n', d);
+  assert.strictEqual(d, '{ foo: 1 }\n');
 });
 
 c.dir({ foo: 1 });