diff --git a/benchmark/buffers/buffer-creation.js b/benchmark/buffers/buffer-creation.js
index 58d7a267306a08..e0e64d6934dcf3 100644
--- a/benchmark/buffers/buffer-creation.js
+++ b/benchmark/buffers/buffer-creation.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function main(conf) {
     case 'buffer()':
       bench.start();
       for (let i = 0; i < n * 1024; i++) {
-        Buffer.allocUnsafe(len);
+        Buffer(len);
       }
       bench.end(n);
       break;