diff --git a/pandas/tests/io/test_parquet.py b/pandas/tests/io/test_parquet.py
index 67ee9348394dd..44cceaef6ad71 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/io/test_parquet.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/io/test_parquet.py
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ def compare(repeat):
                 check_names=check_names,
                 check_like=check_like,
                 check_dtype=check_dtype,
+                check_categorical=check_dtype,
             )
 
     if path is None: