diff --git a/test/pummel/test-buffer-large-size-buffer-alloc-unsafe-slow.js b/test/pummel/test-buffer-large-size-buffer-alloc-unsafe-slow.js
index aafa0eaf66e06a..d54040e0e185ba 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-buffer-large-size-buffer-alloc-unsafe-slow.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-buffer-large-size-buffer-alloc-unsafe-slow.js
@@ -7,12 +7,22 @@ common.skipIf32Bits();
 const assert = require('node:assert');
 const size = 2 ** 31;
 
+let largeBuffer;
+
 // Test Buffer.allocUnsafe with size larger than integer range
 try {
-  assert.throws(() => Buffer.allocUnsafeSlow(size).toString('utf8'), { code: 'ERR_STRING_TOO_LONG' });
+  largeBuffer = Buffer.allocUnsafeSlow(size);
 } catch (e) {
-  if (e.code !== 'ERR_MEMORY_ALLOCATION_FAILED') {
-    throw e;
+  if (
+    e.code === 'ERR_MEMORY_ALLOCATION_FAILED' ||
+    /Array buffer allocation failed/.test(e.message)
+  ) {
+    common.skip('insufficient space for Buffer.allocUnsafeSlow');
   }
-  common.skip('insufficient space for Buffer.allocUnsafeSlow');
+
+  throw e;
 }
+
+assert.throws(() => largeBuffer.toString('utf8'), {
+  code: 'ERR_STRING_TOO_LONG',
+});
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-buffer-large-size-buffer-write.js b/test/pummel/test-buffer-large-size-buffer-write.js
index 6579e75ea85a08..37e113a06d0f65 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-buffer-large-size-buffer-write.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-buffer-large-size-buffer-write.js
@@ -9,14 +9,21 @@ const kStringMaxLength = require('buffer').constants.MAX_STRING_LENGTH;
 
 const size = 2 ** 31;
 
-// Test Buffer.write with size larger than integer range
+let largeBuffer;
+
 try {
-  const buf = Buffer.alloc(size);
-  assert.strictEqual(buf.write('a', 2, kStringMaxLength), 1);
-  assert.strictEqual(buf.write('a', 2, size), 1);
+  largeBuffer = Buffer.alloc(size);
 } catch (e) {
-  if (e.code !== 'ERR_MEMORY_ALLOCATION_FAILED') {
-    throw e;
+  if (
+    e.code === 'ERR_MEMORY_ALLOCATION_FAILED' ||
+    /Array buffer allocation failed/.test(e.message)
+  ) {
+    common.skip('insufficient space for Buffer.alloc');
   }
-  common.skip('insufficient space for Buffer.alloc');
+
+  throw e;
 }
+
+// Test Buffer.write with size larger than integer range
+assert.strictEqual(largeBuffer.write('a', 2, kStringMaxLength), 1);
+assert.strictEqual(largeBuffer.write('a', 2, size), 1);
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-buffer-large-size-slowbuffer.js b/test/pummel/test-buffer-large-size-slowbuffer.js
index b4670b4173004b..c4302f7e61b06f 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-buffer-large-size-slowbuffer.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-buffer-large-size-slowbuffer.js
@@ -9,14 +9,22 @@ const { Buffer } = require('node:buffer');
 
 const size = 2 ** 31;
 
+let largeBuffer;
+
 // Test slow Buffer with size larger than integer range
 try {
-  assert.throws(() => Buffer.allocUnsafeSlow(size).toString('utf8'), {
-    code: 'ERR_STRING_TOO_LONG',
-  });
+  largeBuffer = Buffer.allocUnsafeSlow(size);
 } catch (e) {
-  if (e.code !== 'ERR_MEMORY_ALLOCATION_FAILED') {
-    throw e;
+  if (
+    e.code === 'ERR_MEMORY_ALLOCATION_FAILED' ||
+    /Array buffer allocation failed/.test(e.message)
+  ) {
+    common.skip('insufficient space for slow Buffer allocation');
   }
-  common.skip('insufficient space for slow Buffer allocation');
+
+  throw e;
 }
+
+assert.throws(() => largeBuffer.toString('utf8'), {
+  code: 'ERR_STRING_TOO_LONG',
+});
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-string-decoder-large-buffer.js b/test/pummel/test-string-decoder-large-buffer.js
index e72dfb58b61de4..0a4001cc936904 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-string-decoder-large-buffer.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-string-decoder-large-buffer.js
@@ -17,13 +17,20 @@ const stringTooLongError = {
   name: 'Error',
 };
 
+let largeBuffer;
+
 try {
-  const buf = Buffer.allocUnsafe(size);
-  const decoder = new StringDecoder('utf8');
-  assert.throws(() => decoder.write(buf), stringTooLongError);
+  largeBuffer = Buffer.allocUnsafe(size);
 } catch (e) {
-  if (e.code !== 'ERR_MEMORY_ALLOCATION_FAILED') {
-    throw e;
+  if (
+    e.code === 'ERR_MEMORY_ALLOCATION_FAILED' ||
+    /Array buffer allocation failed/.test(e.message)
+  ) {
+    common.skip('insufficient space for Buffer.allocUnsafe');
   }
-  common.skip('insufficient space for Buffer.alloc');
+
+  throw e;
 }
+
+const decoder = new StringDecoder('utf8');
+assert.throws(() => decoder.write(largeBuffer), stringTooLongError);