diff --git a/lib/buffer.js b/lib/buffer.js
index 4d11aa835fc807..9754cfeeb50b94 100644
--- a/lib/buffer.js
+++ b/lib/buffer.js
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ Buffer.prototype.equals = function equals(b) {
 
 
 // Override how buffers are presented by util.inspect().
-Buffer.prototype[internalUtil.inspectSymbol] = function inspect() {
+Buffer.prototype[internalUtil.customInspectSymbol] = function inspect() {
   var str = '';
   var max = exports.INSPECT_MAX_BYTES;
   if (this.length > 0) {
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ Buffer.prototype[internalUtil.inspectSymbol] = function inspect() {
   }
   return '<' + this.constructor.name + ' ' + str + '>';
 };
-Buffer.prototype.inspect = Buffer.prototype[internalUtil.inspectSymbol];
+Buffer.prototype.inspect = Buffer.prototype[internalUtil.customInspectSymbol];
 
 Buffer.prototype.compare = function compare(target,
                                             start,
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-buffer-inspect.js b/test/parallel/test-buffer-inspect.js
index 4239d787ea10ba..4fed249207611b 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-buffer-inspect.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-buffer-inspect.js
@@ -34,3 +34,6 @@ assert.doesNotThrow(function() {
   assert.strictEqual(util.inspect(b), expected);
   assert.strictEqual(util.inspect(s), expected);
 });
+
+b.inspect = undefined;
+assert.strictEqual(util.inspect(b), expected);