diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-read-stream-err.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-read-stream-err.js
index 1bc2b6f0b0239c..9f03a98e4f36d1 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-read-stream-err.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-read-stream-err.js
@@ -1,33 +1,33 @@
 'use strict';
-var common = require('../common');
-var assert = require('assert');
-var fs = require('fs');
+const common = require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const fs = require('fs');
 
-var stream = fs.createReadStream(__filename, {
+const stream = fs.createReadStream(__filename, {
   bufferSize: 64
 });
-var err = new Error('BAM');
+const err = new Error('BAM');
 
 stream.on('error', common.mustCall(function errorHandler(err_) {
   console.error('error event');
   process.nextTick(function() {
-    assert.equal(stream.fd, null);
-    assert.equal(err_, err);
+    assert.strictEqual(stream.fd, null);
+    assert.strictEqual(err_, err);
   });
 }));
 
 fs.close = common.mustCall(function(fd_, cb) {
-  assert.equal(fd_, stream.fd);
+  assert.strictEqual(fd_, stream.fd);
   process.nextTick(cb);
 });
 
-var read = fs.read;
+const read = fs.read;
 fs.read = function() {
   // first time is ok.
   read.apply(fs, arguments);
   // then it breaks
   fs.read = function() {
-    var cb = arguments[arguments.length - 1];
+    const cb = arguments[arguments.length - 1];
     process.nextTick(function() {
       cb(err);
     });