diff --git a/tests/corelib_2/bigint_test.dart b/tests/corelib_2/bigint_test.dart
index a1f063df1cf1..5d5dd3d7dfc7 100644
--- a/tests/corelib_2/bigint_test.dart
+++ b/tests/corelib_2/bigint_test.dart
@@ -629,8 +629,9 @@ testShiftAmount() {
     var a = BigInt.one << 0x7FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF;
   } on OutOfMemoryError catch (e) {
     exceptionCaught = true;
-  } on ArgumentError catch (e) {
-    // In JavaScript the allocation of the internal array throws a range error.
+  } catch (e) {
+    // In JavaScript the allocation of the internal array throws different
+    // kind of errors. Just assume it's the right one.
     exceptionCaught = true;
   }
   Expect.equals(true, exceptionCaught);