diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-promises-watch.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-promises-watch.js
index 65ac429a59a1..397297b4f4ca 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-promises-watch.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-promises-watch.js
@@ -146,10 +146,8 @@ assert.rejects(
   const ac = new AbortController();
   const { signal } = ac;
   setImmediate(() => ac.abort());
-  try {
+  await assert.rejects(async () => {
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars, no-empty
     for await (const _ of watch(__filename, { signal })) { }
-  } catch (err) {
-    assert.strictEqual(err.name, 'AbortError');
-  }
+  }, { name: 'AbortError' });
 })().then(common.mustCall());