diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-close-while-writing.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-close-while-writing.js
index c0a05c4a8da21a..01ba1c9f7b0b89 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-close-while-writing.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-close-while-writing.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ server.listen(0, common.mustCall(() => {
   });
   client_stream = client.request({ ':method': 'POST' });
   client_stream.on('close', common.mustCall(() => {
-    client.close();
+    client.destroy();
     server.close();
   }));
   client_stream.resume();