diff --git a/test/js/node/child_process/child_process-node.test.js b/test/js/node/child_process/child_process-node.test.js
index c4ca225ebceb77..d0f03e23cbb811 100644
--- a/test/js/node/child_process/child_process-node.test.js
+++ b/test/js/node/child_process/child_process-node.test.js
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ describe("fork", () => {
             code: "ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE",
             name: "TypeError",
             message: expect.stringContaining(
-              `The "modulePath" argument must be of type string, Buffer, or URL. Received `,
+              `The "modulePath" argument must be of type string or an instance of Buffer or URL. Received `,
             ),
           }),
         );
diff --git a/test/js/node/test/parallel/test-buffer-arraybuffer.js b/test/js/node/test/parallel/test-buffer-arraybuffer.js
index d721888d15f76d..6eef213faae259 100644
--- a/test/js/node/test/parallel/test-buffer-arraybuffer.js
+++ b/test/js/node/test/parallel/test-buffer-arraybuffer.js
@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ assert.throws(function() {
 }, {
   code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
   name: 'TypeError',
-  message: 'The first argument must be of type string, Buffer, ArrayBuffer, Array, or Array-like Object.' +
-           ' Received an instance of AB'
+  message: 'The first argument must be of type string or an instance of ' +
+           'Buffer, ArrayBuffer, Array, or Array-like Object. Received ' +
+           'an instance of AB'
 });
 
 // Test the byteOffset and length arguments
diff --git a/test/js/node/test/parallel/test-buffer-from.js b/test/js/node/test/parallel/test-buffer-from.js
index 7457f8d66a4433..c3bef347c27324 100644
--- a/test/js/node/test/parallel/test-buffer-from.js
+++ b/test/js/node/test/parallel/test-buffer-from.js
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ deepStrictEqual(
   const errObj = {
     code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
     name: 'TypeError',
-    message: 'The first argument must be of type string, Buffer, ArrayBuffer, Array, or Array-like Object.' +
+    message: 'The first argument must be of type string or an instance of ' +
+             'Buffer, ArrayBuffer, Array, or Array-like Object.' +
              common.invalidArgTypeHelper(input)
   };
   throws(() => Buffer.from(input), errObj);
diff --git a/test/js/node/test/parallel/test-dgram-send-bad-arguments.js b/test/js/node/test/parallel/test-dgram-send-bad-arguments.js
index 7257a0aca6a654..b30951d441cbd2 100644
--- a/test/js/node/test/parallel/test-dgram-send-bad-arguments.js
+++ b/test/js/node/test/parallel/test-dgram-send-bad-arguments.js
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ function checkArgs(connected) {
     {
       code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
       name: 'TypeError',
-      message: 'The "buffer" argument must be of type string, Buffer, TypedArray, or DataView. Received undefined'
+      message: 'The "buffer" argument must be of type string or an instance ' +
+      'of Buffer, TypedArray, or DataView. Received undefined'
     }
   );
 
@@ -129,7 +130,8 @@ function checkArgs(connected) {
     {
       code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
       name: 'TypeError',
-      message: 'The "buffer" argument must be of type string, Buffer, TypedArray, or DataView. Received type number (23)'
+      message: 'The "buffer" argument must be of type string or an instance ' +
+      'of Buffer, TypedArray, or DataView. Received type number (23)'
     }
   );
 
@@ -139,7 +141,8 @@ function checkArgs(connected) {
     {
       code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
       name: 'TypeError',
-      message: 'The "buffer list arguments" argument must be of type string, Buffer, TypedArray, or DataView. ' +
+      message: 'The "buffer list arguments" argument must be of type string ' +
+      'or an instance of Buffer, TypedArray, or DataView. ' +
       'Received an instance of Array'
     }
   );