diff --git a/test/es-module/test-esm-detect-ambiguous.mjs b/test/es-module/test-esm-detect-ambiguous.mjs
index e8dd40db581b3f..4b98545fc79236 100644
--- a/test/es-module/test-esm-detect-ambiguous.mjs
+++ b/test/es-module/test-esm-detect-ambiguous.mjs
@@ -267,11 +267,7 @@ describe('Module syntax detection', { concurrency: !process.env.TEST_PARALLEL },
     it('permits top-level `await` above import/export syntax', async () => {
       const { stdout, stderr, code, signal } = await spawnPromisified(process.execPath, [
         '--eval',
-        `
-          await Promise.resolve();
-          import "node:os";
-          console.log("executed");
-        `,
+        'await Promise.resolve(); import "node:os"; console.log("executed");',
       ]);
 
       strictEqual(stderr, '');