diff --git a/test/parallel/test-buffer-slow.js b/test/parallel/test-buffer-slow.js
index cf1a3fd8eb200d..92aa7c3d045315 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-buffer-slow.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-buffer-slow.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ assert.strictEqual(SlowBuffer(0).length, 0);
 try {
   assert.strictEqual(SlowBuffer(buffer.kMaxLength).length, buffer.kMaxLength);
 } catch (e) {
-  assert.equal(e.message, 'Invalid array buffer length');
+  assert.equal(e.message, 'Array buffer allocation failed');
 }
 
 // should work with number-coercible values
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stringbytes-external-at-max.js b/test/parallel/test-stringbytes-external-at-max.js
index 5467d05a20104a..5c6455e808f217 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stringbytes-external-at-max.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stringbytes-external-at-max.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ try {
   gc();
 } catch (e) {
   // If the exception is not due to memory confinement then rethrow it.
-  if (e.message !== 'Invalid array buffer length') throw (e);
+  if (e.message !== 'Array buffer allocation failed') throw (e);
   console.log(skipMessage);
   return;
 }
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-stringbytes-external-exceed-max-by-1-ascii.js b/test/sequential/test-stringbytes-external-exceed-max-by-1-ascii.js
index 008bc8cbc017e5..1e434d53b3d26e 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-stringbytes-external-exceed-max-by-1-ascii.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-stringbytes-external-exceed-max-by-1-ascii.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ try {
   gc();
 } catch (e) {
   // If the exception is not due to memory confinement then rethrow it.
-  if (e.message !== 'Invalid array buffer length') throw (e);
+  if (e.message !== 'Array buffer allocation failed') throw (e);
   console.log(skipMessage);
   return;
 }
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-stringbytes-external-exceed-max-by-1-base64.js b/test/sequential/test-stringbytes-external-exceed-max-by-1-base64.js
index 537c084ee0b2b6..ee3a64f5a0c87b 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-stringbytes-external-exceed-max-by-1-base64.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-stringbytes-external-exceed-max-by-1-base64.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ try {
   gc();
 } catch (e) {
   // If the exception is not due to memory confinement then rethrow it.
-  if (e.message !== 'Invalid array buffer length') throw (e);
+  if (e.message !== 'Array buffer allocation failed') throw (e);
   console.log(skipMessage);
   return;
 }
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-stringbytes-external-exceed-max-by-1-binary.js b/test/sequential/test-stringbytes-external-exceed-max-by-1-binary.js
index f91f1f49ffa633..0213140a5fe5e3 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-stringbytes-external-exceed-max-by-1-binary.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-stringbytes-external-exceed-max-by-1-binary.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ try {
   gc();
 } catch (e) {
   // If the exception is not due to memory confinement then rethrow it.
-  if (e.message !== 'Invalid array buffer length') throw (e);
+  if (e.message !== 'Array buffer allocation failed') throw (e);
   console.log(skipMessage);
   return;
 }
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-stringbytes-external-exceed-max-by-1-hex.js b/test/sequential/test-stringbytes-external-exceed-max-by-1-hex.js
index dc0719b0b214af..5ad8de9ccf6941 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-stringbytes-external-exceed-max-by-1-hex.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-stringbytes-external-exceed-max-by-1-hex.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ try {
   gc();
 } catch (e) {
   // If the exception is not due to memory confinement then rethrow it.
-  if (e.message !== 'Invalid array buffer length') throw (e);
+  if (e.message !== 'Array buffer allocation failed') throw (e);
   console.log(skipMessage);
   return;
 }
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-stringbytes-external-exceed-max-by-1-utf8.js b/test/sequential/test-stringbytes-external-exceed-max-by-1-utf8.js
index 4028a944660899..6d7556578189fd 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-stringbytes-external-exceed-max-by-1-utf8.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-stringbytes-external-exceed-max-by-1-utf8.js
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ try {
   gc();
 } catch (e) {
   // If the exception is not due to memory confinement then rethrow it.
-  if (e.message !== 'Invalid array buffer length') throw (e);
+  if (e.message !== 'Array buffer allocation failed') throw (e);
   console.log(skipMessage);
   return;
 }
 
 assert.throws(function() {
   buf.toString();
-}, /"toString\(\)" failed|Invalid array buffer length/);
+}, /"toString\(\)" failed|Array buffer allocation failed/);
 
 assert.throws(function() {
   buf.toString('utf8');
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-stringbytes-external-exceed-max-by-2.js b/test/sequential/test-stringbytes-external-exceed-max-by-2.js
index 1ac5a5c7fe1ced..db21608637dfb2 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-stringbytes-external-exceed-max-by-2.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-stringbytes-external-exceed-max-by-2.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ try {
   gc();
 } catch (e) {
   // If the exception is not due to memory confinement then rethrow it.
-  if (e.message !== 'Invalid array buffer length') throw (e);
+  if (e.message !== 'Array buffer allocation failed') throw (e);
   console.log(skipMessage);
   return;
 }
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-stringbytes-external-exceed-max.js b/test/sequential/test-stringbytes-external-exceed-max.js
index 173a2022a74a09..cf9dc37ec72594 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-stringbytes-external-exceed-max.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-stringbytes-external-exceed-max.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ try {
   gc();
 } catch (e) {
   // If the exception is not due to memory confinement then rethrow it.
-  if (e.message !== 'Invalid array buffer length') throw (e);
+  if (e.message !== 'Array buffer allocation failed') throw (e);
   console.log(skipMessage);
   return;
 }