diff --git a/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js b/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
index fc3121b243..100b5063da 100644
--- a/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
+++ b/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@
     // Defer evaluation for a tick.  This is a workaround for deferred
     // events not firing when evaluating scripts from the command line,
     // see https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/1600.
-    process.nextTick(function() {
+    setImmediate(function() {
       const result = module._compile(script, `${name}-wrapper`);
       if (process._print_eval) console.log(result);
     });
diff --git a/test/message/eval_messages.out b/test/message/eval_messages.out
index 7fbf51f7e0..44965be374 100644
--- a/test/message/eval_messages.out
+++ b/test/message/eval_messages.out
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ SyntaxError: Strict mode code may not include a with statement
     at Object.exports.runInThisContext (vm.js:*)
     at Object.<anonymous> ([eval]-wrapper:*:*)
     at Module._compile (module.js:*:*)
-    at bootstrap_node.js:*:*
-    at _combinedTickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:*:*)
-    at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:*:*)
+    at Immediate.<anonymous> (bootstrap_node.js:*:*)
+    at runCallback (timers.js:*:*)
+    at tryOnImmediate (timers.js:*:*)
+    at processImmediate [as _immediateCallback] (timers.js:*:*)
 42
 42
 [eval]:1
@@ -20,9 +21,10 @@ Error: hello
     at Object.exports.runInThisContext (vm.js:*)
     at Object.<anonymous> ([eval]-wrapper:*:*)
     at Module._compile (module.js:*:*)
-    at bootstrap_node.js:*:*
-    at _combinedTickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:*:*)
-    at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:*:*)
+    at Immediate.<anonymous> (bootstrap_node.js:*:*)
+    at runCallback (timers.js:*:*)
+    at tryOnImmediate (timers.js:*:*)
+    at processImmediate [as _immediateCallback] (timers.js:*:*)
 [eval]:1
 throw new Error("hello")
 ^
@@ -32,9 +34,10 @@ Error: hello
     at Object.exports.runInThisContext (vm.js:*)
     at Object.<anonymous> ([eval]-wrapper:*:*)
     at Module._compile (module.js:*:*)
-    at bootstrap_node.js:*:*
-    at _combinedTickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:*:*)
-    at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:*:*)
+    at Immediate.<anonymous> (bootstrap_node.js:*:*)
+    at runCallback (timers.js:*:*)
+    at tryOnImmediate (timers.js:*:*)
+    at processImmediate [as _immediateCallback] (timers.js:*:*)
 100
 [eval]:1
 var x = 100; y = x;
@@ -45,9 +48,10 @@ ReferenceError: y is not defined
     at Object.exports.runInThisContext (vm.js:*)
     at Object.<anonymous> ([eval]-wrapper:*:*)
     at Module._compile (module.js:*:*)
-    at bootstrap_node.js:*:*
-    at _combinedTickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:*:*)
-    at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:*:*)
+    at Immediate.<anonymous> (bootstrap_node.js:*:*)
+    at runCallback (timers.js:*:*)
+    at tryOnImmediate (timers.js:*:*)
+    at processImmediate [as _immediateCallback] (timers.js:*:*)
 [eval]:1
 var ______________________________________________; throw 10
                                                     ^
diff --git a/test/message/stdin_messages.out b/test/message/stdin_messages.out
index 62c43b02a8..828bee92cb 100644
--- a/test/message/stdin_messages.out
+++ b/test/message/stdin_messages.out
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ SyntaxError: Strict mode code may not include a with statement
     at Object.exports.runInThisContext (vm.js:*)
     at Object.<anonymous> ([stdin]-wrapper:*:*)
     at Module._compile (module.js:*:*)
-    at bootstrap_node.js:*:*
-    at _combinedTickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:*:*)
-    at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:*:*)
+    at Immediate.<anonymous> (bootstrap_node.js:*:*)
+    at runCallback (timers.js:*:*)
+    at tryOnImmediate (timers.js:*:*)
+    at processImmediate [as _immediateCallback] (timers.js:*:*)
 42
 42
 
@@ -22,9 +23,10 @@ Error: hello
     at Object.exports.runInThisContext (vm.js:*)
     at Object.<anonymous> ([stdin]-wrapper:*:*)
     at Module._compile (module.js:*:*)
-    at bootstrap_node.js:*:*
-    at _combinedTickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:*:*)
-    at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:*:*)
+    at Immediate.<anonymous> (bootstrap_node.js:*:*)
+    at runCallback (timers.js:*:*)
+    at tryOnImmediate (timers.js:*:*)
+    at processImmediate [as _immediateCallback] (timers.js:*:*)
 
 [stdin]:1
 throw new Error("hello")
@@ -35,9 +37,10 @@ Error: hello
     at Object.exports.runInThisContext (vm.js:*)
     at Object.<anonymous> ([stdin]-wrapper:*:*)
     at Module._compile (module.js:*:*)
-    at bootstrap_node.js:*:*
-    at _combinedTickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:*:*)
-    at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:*:*)
+    at Immediate.<anonymous> (bootstrap_node.js:*:*)
+    at runCallback (timers.js:*:*)
+    at tryOnImmediate (timers.js:*:*)
+    at processImmediate [as _immediateCallback] (timers.js:*:*)
 100
 
 [stdin]:1
@@ -49,9 +52,10 @@ ReferenceError: y is not defined
     at Object.exports.runInThisContext (vm.js:*)
     at Object.<anonymous> ([stdin]-wrapper:*:*)
     at Module._compile (module.js:*:*)
-    at bootstrap_node.js:*:*
-    at _combinedTickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:*:*)
-    at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:*:*)
+    at Immediate.<anonymous> (bootstrap_node.js:*:*)
+    at runCallback (timers.js:*:*)
+    at tryOnImmediate (timers.js:*:*)
+    at processImmediate [as _immediateCallback] (timers.js:*:*)
 
 [stdin]:1
 var ______________________________________________; throw 10
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-cli-eval.js b/test/parallel/test-cli-eval.js
index f22084bc69..3c38afd2ac 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-cli-eval.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-cli-eval.js
@@ -97,3 +97,18 @@ child.exec(nodejs + ` -e 'require("child_process").fork("${emptyFile}")'`,
       assert.equal(stdout, '');
       assert.equal(stderr, '');
     });
+
+// Regression test for https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/8534.
+{
+  const script = `
+      // console.log() can revive the event loop so we must be careful
+      // to write from a 'beforeExit' event listener only once.
+      process.once("beforeExit", () => console.log("beforeExit"));
+      process.on("exit", () => console.log("exit"));
+      console.log("start");
+  `;
+  const options = { encoding: 'utf8' };
+  const proc = child.spawnSync(process.execPath, ['-e', script], options);
+  assert.strictEqual(proc.stderr, '');
+  assert.strictEqual(proc.stdout, 'start\nbeforeExit\nexit\n');
+}