1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-dgram-close.js b/test/parallel/test-dgram-close.js
index a84a3bc19e..7dbeee1efb 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-dgram-close.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-dgram-close.js
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const common = require('../common');
 const dgram = require('dgram');
 
-var buf = new Buffer(1024);
-buf.fill(42);
+var buf = Buffer.alloc(1024, 42);
 
 var socket = dgram.createSocket('udp4');
 var handle = socket._handle;