1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-stream.js b/test/parallel/test-net-stream.js
index 9075d99471..c4d29b9077 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-net-stream.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-stream.js
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ assert.equal(9, s.server.connections);
 
 var SIZE = 2E6;
 var N = 10;
-var buf = new Buffer(SIZE);
-buf.fill(0x61); // 'a'
+var buf = Buffer.alloc(SIZE, 'a');
 
 var server = net.createServer(function(socket) {
   socket.setNoDelay();