1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-write-slow.js b/test/parallel/test-net-write-slow.js
index 8ded93ee71a..f7bb25c7a75 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-net-write-slow.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-write-slow.js
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ var SIZE = 2E5;
 var N = 10;
 var flushed = 0;
 var received = 0;
-var buf = new Buffer(SIZE);
-buf.fill(0x61); // 'a'
+var buf = Buffer.alloc(SIZE, 'a');
 
 var server = net.createServer(function(socket) {
   socket.setNoDelay();