1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/benchmark/http/client-request-body.js b/benchmark/http/client-request-body.js
index befa3811dd..8d7fae44c1 100644
--- a/benchmark/http/client-request-body.js
+++ b/benchmark/http/client-request-body.js
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ function main(conf) {
   var chunk;
   switch (conf.type) {
     case 'buf':
-      chunk = new Buffer(len);
-      chunk.fill('x');
+      chunk = Buffer.alloc(len, 'x');
       break;
     case 'utf':
       encoding = 'utf8';