diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-client-response-timeout.js b/test/parallel/test-http-client-response-timeout.js
index 7e44d83a831143..c5cfee73945250 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-client-response-timeout.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-client-response-timeout.js
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ server.listen(common.mustCall(() => {
     http.get({ port: server.address().port }, common.mustCall((res) => {
       res.on('timeout', common.mustCall(() => req.destroy()));
       res.setTimeout(1);
-      server.close();
+      setTimeout(common.mustCall(() => server.close()), 2);
     }));
 }));