diff --git a/test/parallel/test-runner-run-coverage.mjs b/test/parallel/test-runner-run-coverage.mjs
index 89a9da2a179e44..5a70644a89d93c 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-runner-run-coverage.mjs
+++ b/test/parallel/test-runner-run-coverage.mjs
@@ -154,10 +154,13 @@ describe('require(\'node:test\').run coverage settings', { concurrency: true },
       for await (const _ of stream);
     });
 
-    await it('should run with coverage and fail when below line threshold', async () => {
+    await it('should run with coverage and fail when below line threshold', async (t) => {
       const thresholdErrors = [];
       const originalExitCode = process.exitCode;
-      assert.notStrictEqual(originalExitCode, 1);
+      t.after(() => {
+        process.exitCode = originalExitCode;
+      });
+      process.exitCode = undefined;
       const stream = run({
         files,
         coverage: true,
@@ -178,7 +181,6 @@ describe('require(\'node:test\').run coverage settings', { concurrency: true },
       for await (const _ of stream);
       assert.deepStrictEqual(thresholdErrors.sort(), ['branch', 'function', 'line']);
       assert.strictEqual(process.exitCode, 1);
-      process.exitCode = originalExitCode;
     });
   });
 });