diff --git a/test/parallel/test-single-executable-application.js b/test/parallel/test-single-executable-application.js
index bc0eb763de748c..f41b9d7778d7d3 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-single-executable-application.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-single-executable-application.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ if (process.config.variables.want_separate_host_toolset !== 0)
 if (process.platform === 'linux') {
   try {
     const osReleaseText = readFileSync('/etc/os-release', { encoding: 'utf-8' });
-    if (!/^NAME="Ubuntu"/.test(osReleaseText)) {
+    if (!/^NAME="Ubuntu"/m.test(osReleaseText)) {
       throw new Error('Not Ubuntu.');
     }
   } catch {