1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-dgram-close-is-not-callback.js b/test/parallel/test-dgram-close-is-not-callback.js
index 6fc4901fa14..29a364d8fab 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-dgram-close-is-not-callback.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-dgram-close-is-not-callback.js
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ var assert = require('assert');
 var common = require('../common');
 var dgram = require('dgram');
 
-var buf = new Buffer(1024);
-buf.fill(42);
+var buf = Buffer.alloc(1024, 42);
 
 var socket = dgram.createSocket('udp4');
 var closeEvents = 0;