diff --git a/test/parallel/test-dgram-send-callback-buffer-length-empty-address.js b/test/parallel/test-dgram-send-callback-buffer-length-empty-address.js
index 1a555f37a9079b..544f66702494da 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-dgram-send-callback-buffer-length-empty-address.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-dgram-send-callback-buffer-length-empty-address.js
@@ -17,4 +17,6 @@ const onMessage = common.mustCall(function messageSent(err, bytes) {
   client.close();
 });
 
-client.send(buf, offset, len, common.PORT, onMessage);
+client.bind(0, () => client.send(buf, offset, len,
+                                 client.address().port,
+                                 onMessage));