diff --git a/test/simple/test-fs-watch.js b/test/simple/test-fs-watch.js
index fc0b00e9263..44510b20d71 100644
--- a/test/simple/test-fs-watch.js
+++ b/test/simple/test-fs-watch.js
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ try { fs.mkdirSync(testsubdir, 0700); } catch (e) {}
 assert.doesNotThrow(
     function() {
       var watcher = fs.watch(testsubdir, function(event, filename) {
-        assert.equal('rename', event);
+        var renameEv = process.platform === 'solaris' ? 'change' : 'rename';
+        assert.equal(renameEv, event);
         if (expectFilePath) {
           assert.equal('newfile.txt', filename);
         } else {