diff --git a/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py b/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py
index bce7b0bf00f..d056ac320d9 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ class ProcessTestCase(BaseTestCase):
                 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_handles_closed_on_exception(self):
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 4c9631fa1df..558c4f343eb 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -357,6 +357,8 @@ Build
 Tests
 -----
 
+- Issue #9894: Do not hardcode ENOENT in test_subprocess.
+
 - Issue #9323: Make test.regrtest.__file__ absolute, this was not always the
   case when running profile or trace, for example.