diff --git a/test/parallel/test-buffer-write.js b/test/parallel/test-buffer-write.js
index befd19a7801d118..f7d22bfa6828594 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-buffer-write.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-buffer-write.js
@@ -110,6 +110,6 @@ assert.strictEqual(Buffer.alloc(4)
 
 {
   const buf = Buffer.alloc(1);
-  assert.strictEqual(buf.write('ww', 1);
+  assert.strictEqual(buf.write('ww', 1));
   assert.strictEqual(buf.toString() === 'w');
 }