diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-realpath.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-realpath.js
index 331cec5ee8c8bb..1e8c701d4343db 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-realpath.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-realpath.js
@@ -201,11 +201,15 @@ function test_cyclic_link_protection(callback) {
     fs.symlinkSync(t[1], t[0], 'dir');
     unlink.push(t[0]);
   });
-  assert.throws(function() { fs.realpathSync(entry); });
-  asynctest(fs.realpath, [entry], callback, function(err, result) {
-    assert.ok(err && true);
-    return true;
-  });
+  assert.throws(() => {
+    fs.realpathSync(entry);
+  }, common.expectsError({ code: 'ELOOP', type: Error }));
+  asynctest(
+    fs.realpath, [entry], callback, common.mustCall(function(err, result) {
+      assert.ok(err.path === entry);
+      assert.ok(result === undefined);
+      return true;
+    }));
 }
 
 function test_cyclic_link_overprotection(callback) {