diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-watch-stop-async.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-watch-stop-async.js
index 6716f1fcb2f..61db2a300f9 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-watch-stop-async.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-watch-stop-async.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common');
+
 const assert = require('assert');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
-const watch = fs.watchFile(__filename, common.noop);
+const watch = fs.watchFile(__filename, common.mustNotCall());
 let triggered;
 const listener = common.mustCall(() => {
   triggered = true;