diff --git a/test/parallel/test-buffer-slow.js b/test/parallel/test-buffer-slow.js
index 8a37fc60f79904..9064e07f4910cc 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-buffer-slow.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-buffer-slow.js
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ assert.strictEqual(SlowBuffer('string').length, 0);
 // should throw with invalid length
 assert.throws(function() {
   new SlowBuffer(Infinity);
-}, 'invalid Buffer length');
+}, /^RangeError: Invalid typed array length$/);
 assert.throws(function() {
   new SlowBuffer(-1);
-}, 'invalid Buffer length');
+}, /^RangeError: Invalid typed array length$/);
 assert.throws(function() {
   new SlowBuffer(buffer.kMaxLength + 1);
-}, 'invalid Buffer length');
+}, /^RangeError: (Invalid typed array length|Array buffer allocation failed)$/);