1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream3-pause-then-read.js b/test/parallel/test-stream3-pause-then-read.js
index 0aee70f683..64d25fefc9 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream3-pause-then-read.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream3-pause-then-read.js
@@ -24,10 +24,9 @@ r._read = function(n) {
 
 var totalPushed = 0;
 function push() {
-  var chunk = chunks-- > 0 ? new Buffer(chunkSize) : null;
+  var chunk = chunks-- > 0 ? Buffer.alloc(chunkSize, 'x') : null;
   if (chunk) {
     totalPushed += chunk.length;
-    chunk.fill('x');
   }
   r.push(chunk);
 }