diff --git a/test/sequential/test-http2-session-timeout.js b/test/sequential/test-http2-session-timeout.js
index 5c4f047b338e9c..9f0c8cd4d003c8 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-http2-session-timeout.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-http2-session-timeout.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ server.listen(0, common.mustCall(() => {
       const diff = process.hrtime(startTime);
       const milliseconds = (diff[0] * 1e3 + diff[1] / 1e6);
       if (milliseconds < serverTimeout * 2) {
-        setImmediate(makeReq);
+        makeReq();
       } else {
         server.removeListener('timeout', mustNotCall);
         server.close();