diff --git a/benchmark/net/dgram.js b/benchmark/net/dgram.js
index 6a0c5501c62c8e..fab81794df0d66 100644
--- a/benchmark/net/dgram.js
+++ b/benchmark/net/dgram.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ function server() {
   function onsend() {
     if (sent++ % num == 0)
       for (var i = 0; i < num; i++)
-        socket.send(chunk, 0, chunk.length, PORT, '127.0.0.1', onsend);
+        socket.send(chunk, 0, chunk.length, PORT, '127.0.0.1', setImmediate(onsend));
   }
 
   socket.on('listening', function() {