diff --git a/test/parallel/test-freeze-intrinsics.js b/test/parallel/test-freeze-intrinsics.js
index bb94946d2d0f3c..19e5319286371f 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-freeze-intrinsics.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-freeze-intrinsics.js
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 
-try {
-  Object.defineProperty = 'asdf';
-  assert(false);
-} catch {
-}
+assert.throws(
+  () => Object.defineProperty = 'asdf',
+  TypeError
+);