diff --git a/test/parallel/test-dgram-send-callback-buffer-length.js b/test/parallel/test-dgram-send-callback-buffer-length.js
index f409d26663..bf1b351df3 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-dgram-send-callback-buffer-length.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-dgram-send-callback-buffer-length.js
@@ -38,4 +38,7 @@ const messageSent = common.mustCall(function messageSent(err, bytes) {
   client.close();
 });
 
-client.send(buf, offset, len, common.PORT, '127.0.0.1', messageSent);
+client.bind(0, () => client.send(buf, offset, len,
+                                 client.address().port,
+                                 '127.0.0.1',
+                                 messageSent));