diff --git a/test/parallel/test-crypto-x509-generate.js b/test/parallel/test-crypto-x509-generate.js
index 9f47f86bafe..98e9419db66 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-crypto-x509-generate.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-crypto-x509-generate.js
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ for (const [type, options] of [
 
 {
   const keys = generateKeyPairSync('ec', { namedCurve: 'P-256' });
-  const passphrase = 'secret';
+  const passphrase = 'top secret';
   const encryptedPrivateKey = keys.privateKey.export({
     type: 'pkcs8',
     format: 'pem',