diff --git a/test/parallel/test-module-loading-error.js b/test/parallel/test-module-loading-error.js
index 5cdf9182608632..0816c5f94a5ec5 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-module-loading-error.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-module-loading-error.js
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ const errorMessagesByPlatform = {
   win32: ['%1 is not a valid Win32 application'],
   linux: ['file too short', 'Exec format error'],
   sunos: ['unknown file type', 'not an ELF file'],
-  darwin: ['file too short']
+  darwin: ['file too short'],
+  aix: ['Cannot load module',
+        'Cannot run a file that does not have a valid format.']
 };
 // If we don't know a priori what the error would be, we accept anything.
 const errorMessages = errorMessagesByPlatform[process.platform] || [''];