diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-base-typechecking.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-base-typechecking.js
index d1b8bfc699c845..8d559a42dfc54a 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream-base-typechecking.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-base-typechecking.js
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 'use strict';
-require('../common');
+const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
+const net = require('net');
 
-assert.throws(() => {
-  process.stdout.write('broken', 'buffer');
-}, /^TypeError: Second argument must be a buffer$/);
+const server = net.createServer().listen(0, common.mustCall(() => {
+  const client = net.connect(server.address().port, common.mustCall(() => {
+    assert.throws(() => {
+      client.write('broken', 'buffer');
+    }, /^TypeError: Second argument must be a buffer$/);
+    client.destroy();
+    server.close();
+  }));
+}));