1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/benchmark/net/net-pipe.js b/benchmark/net/net-pipe.js
index ea8af249a3..b6e95a8b75 100644
--- a/benchmark/net/net-pipe.js
+++ b/benchmark/net/net-pipe.js
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ function main(conf) {
 
   switch (type) {
     case 'buf':
-      chunk = new Buffer(len);
-      chunk.fill('x');
+      chunk = Buffer.alloc(len, 'x');
       break;
     case 'utf':
       encoding = 'utf8';