diff --git a/lib/zlib.js b/lib/zlib.js
index a10d9118d6194e..1151b2cb88c07b 100644
--- a/lib/zlib.js
+++ b/lib/zlib.js
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ Zlib.prototype.flush = function(kind, callback) {
   } else if (ws.needDrain) {
     var self = this;
     this.once('drain', function() {
-      self.flush(callback);
+      self.flush(kind, callback);
     });
   } else {
     this._flushFlag = kind;