diff --git a/lib/internal/linkedlist.js b/lib/internal/linkedlist.js
index d50e3415aa4b54..15f06c0efe8f05 100644
--- a/lib/internal/linkedlist.js
+++ b/lib/internal/linkedlist.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ exports.peek = peek;
 
 // remove the most idle item from the list
 function shift(list) {
-  var first = list._idlePrev;
+  const first = list._idlePrev;
   remove(first);
   return first;
 }