diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stdio-closed.js b/test/parallel/test-stdio-closed.js
index a85467f76a6d0f..4bea23b5987f57 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stdio-closed.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stdio-closed.js
@@ -32,5 +32,8 @@ const cmd = `"${process.execPath}" "${__filename}" child 1>&- 2>&-`;
 const proc = spawn('/bin/sh', ['-c', cmd], { stdio: 'inherit' });
 
 proc.on('exit', common.mustCall(function(exitCode) {
-  assert.strictEqual(exitCode, common.isAix ? 126 : 42);
+  if (common.isAix)
+    assert([42, 126].includes(exitCode));
+  else
+    assert.strictEqual(exitCode, 42);
 }));