2 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-worker-syntax-error-file.js b/test/parallel/test-worker-syntax-error-file.js
index 87ed6c3c92..ca42c17480 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-worker-syntax-error-file.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-worker-syntax-error-file.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ if (!process.env.HAS_STARTED_WORKER) {
   const w = new Worker(fixtures.path('syntax', 'bad_syntax.js'));
   w.on('message', common.mustNotCall());
   w.on('error', common.mustCall((err) => {
+    assert.strictEqual(err.constructor, SyntaxError);
     assert(/SyntaxError/.test(err));
   }));
 } else {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-worker-syntax-error.js b/test/parallel/test-worker-syntax-error.js
index 86c20ab29d..5c91eb2d25 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-worker-syntax-error.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-worker-syntax-error.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ if (!process.env.HAS_STARTED_WORKER) {
   const w = new Worker('abc)', { eval: true });
   w.on('message', common.mustNotCall());
   w.on('error', common.mustCall((err) => {
+    assert.strictEqual(err.constructor, SyntaxError);
     assert(/SyntaxError/.test(err));
   }));
 } else {