diff --git a/test/parallel/test-require-symlink.js b/test/parallel/test-require-symlink.js
index 5c9b0fbdef3595..2e8a03ac820df5 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-require-symlink.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-require-symlink.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ function test() {
 
   // Also verify that symlinks works for setting preserve via env variables
   const childEnv = spawn(node, [linkScript], {
-    env: Object.assign({}, process.env, { NODE_PRESERVE_SYMLINKS: '1' })
+    env: { ...process.env, NODE_PRESERVE_SYMLINKS: '1' }
   });
   childEnv.on('close', function(code, signal) {
     assert.strictEqual(code, 0);