diff --git a/test/node-api/test_buffer/test_finalizer.js b/test/node-api/test_buffer/test_finalizer.js
index e9bdd53c6dff8e..372116bb3a05fc 100644
--- a/test/node-api/test_buffer/test_finalizer.js
+++ b/test/node-api/test_buffer/test_finalizer.js
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ process.on('uncaughtException', common.mustCall((err) => {
       throw new Error('finalizer error');
     }));
   }
+  global.gc(true);
+  await tick(common.platformTimeout(100));
   global.gc();
-  await tick(10);
+  await tick(common.platformTimeout(100));
+  global.gc();
+  await tick(common.platformTimeout(100));
 })().then(common.mustCall());