diff --git a/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py b/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py
index 68ffb33c5f6..22b6308b10d 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ def test_leaking_fds_on_error(self):
                 subprocess.Popen(['nonexisting_i_hope'],
                                  stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                                  stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
-            if c.exception.errno != 2:  # ignore "no such file"
+            if c.exception.errno != errno.ENOENT:  # ignore "no such file"
                 raise c.exception
 
     def test_issue8780(self):
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index f4f8da833f6..c1a5bc8e08f 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ Tools/Demos
 Tests
 -----
 
+- Issue #9894: Do not hardcode ENOENT in test_subprocess.
+
 - Issue #9315: Added tests for the trace module.  Patch by Eli Bendersky.
 
 - Issue #9323: Make test.regrtest.__file__ absolute, this was not always the