diff --git a/test/parallel/test-events-uncaught-exception-stack.js b/test/parallel/test-events-uncaught-exception-stack.js
index c55322a5aa5..ec4ad8845ff 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-events-uncaught-exception-stack.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-events-uncaught-exception-stack.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ process.on('uncaughtException', common.mustCall((err) => {
   const lines = err.stack.split('\n');
   assert.strictEqual(lines[0], 'Error');
   lines.slice(1).forEach((line) => {
-    assert(/^    at/.test(line), `${line} has an unexpected format`);
+    assert(/^\s*at/.test(line), `${line} has an unexpected format`);
   });
 }));