diff --git a/lib/internal/js_stream_socket.js b/lib/internal/js_stream_socket.js
index f2a0ecaa1d8a65..f1efa1f807cb9a 100644
--- a/lib/internal/js_stream_socket.js
+++ b/lib/internal/js_stream_socket.js
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class JSStreamSocket extends Socket {
 
     const handle = this._handle;
 
-    setImmediate(() => {
+    process.nextTick(() => {
       // Ensure that write is dispatched asynchronously.
       this.stream.end(() => {
         this.finishShutdown(handle, 0);