diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-localaddress.js b/test/parallel/test-http-localaddress.js
index 0ed048688eefae..1c81203ff163eb 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-localaddress.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-localaddress.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 
 const server = http.createServer(function(req, res) {
   console.log(`Connect from: ${req.connection.remoteAddress}`);
-  assert.strictEqual('127.0.0.2', req.connection.remoteAddress);
+  assert.strictEqual(req.connection.remoteAddress, '127.0.0.2');
 
   req.on('end', function() {
     res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });