diff --git a/test/sequential/test-https-keep-alive-large-write.js b/test/sequential/test-https-keep-alive-large-write.js
index 88468dc03fc99b..5048f4f9519449 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-https-keep-alive-large-write.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-https-keep-alive-large-write.js
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ const server = https.createServer({
   });
 
   serverConnectionHandle = res.socket._handle;
-  res.write(content);
+  res.write(content, () => {
+    assert.strictEqual(serverConnectionHandle.writeQueueSize, 0);
+  });
   res.end();
 }));
 server.setTimeout(serverTimeout);