diff --git a/test/parallel/test-tls-client-auth.js b/test/parallel/test-tls-client-auth.js
index 04756924e5e0e6..e19a592b045266 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-tls-client-auth.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-tls-client-auth.js
@@ -79,8 +79,10 @@ connect({
 }, function(err, pair, cleanup) {
   assert.strictEqual(pair.server.err.code,
                      'ERR_SSL_PEER_DID_NOT_RETURN_A_CERTIFICATE');
+  const expectedErr = common.hasOpenSSL32 ?
+    'ERR_SSL_SSL/TLS_ALERT_HANDSHAKE_FAILURE' : 'ERR_SSL_SSLV3_ALERT_HANDSHAKE_FAILURE';
   assert.strictEqual(pair.client.err.code,
-                     'ERR_SSL_SSLV3_ALERT_HANDSHAKE_FAILURE');
+                     expectedErr);
   return cleanup();
 });