diff --git a/test/simple/test-dgram-pingpong.js b/test/simple/test-dgram-pingpong.js
index 8f6d22fed9..19d474a187 100644
--- a/test/simple/test-dgram-pingpong.js
+++ b/test/simple/test-dgram-pingpong.js
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ function pingPongTest(port, host) {
         client.send(buf, 0, buf.length, port, 'localhost');
       } else {
         sent_final_ping = true;
-        client.send(buf, 0, buf.length, port, 'localhost');
-        process.nextTick(function() {
+        client.send(buf, 0, buf.length, port, 'localhost', function() {
           client.close();
         });
       }