diff --git a/lib/dgram.js b/lib/dgram.js
index f30e562c35f896..2b65b94bce551a 100644
--- a/lib/dgram.js
+++ b/lib/dgram.js
@@ -332,10 +332,7 @@ function afterSend(err) {
   if (err) {
     err = exceptionWithHostPort(err, 'send', this.address, this.port);
   }
-  var self = this;
-  setImmediate(function() {
-    self.callback(err, self.length);
-  });
+  this.callback(err, this.length);
 }