diff --git a/test/sequential/test-http2-session-timeout.js b/test/sequential/test-http2-session-timeout.js
index 5c4f047b338e9c..14a31bad9bd0fc 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-http2-session-timeout.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-http2-session-timeout.js
@@ -3,10 +3,15 @@
 const common = require('../common');
 if (!common.hasCrypto)
   common.skip('missing crypto');
+const assert = require('assert');
 const http2 = require('http2');
 
 const serverTimeout = common.platformTimeout(200);
-const mustNotCall = common.mustNotCall();
+
+let requests = 0;
+const mustNotCall = () => {
+  assert.fail(`Timeout after ${requests} request(s)`);
+};
 
 const server = http2.createServer();
 server.timeout = serverTimeout;
@@ -32,11 +37,13 @@ server.listen(0, common.mustCall(() => {
     request.resume();
     request.end();
 
+    requests += 1;
+
     request.on('end', () => {
       const diff = process.hrtime(startTime);
       const milliseconds = (diff[0] * 1e3 + diff[1] / 1e6);
       if (milliseconds < serverTimeout * 2) {
-        setImmediate(makeReq);
+        makeReq();
       } else {
         server.removeListener('timeout', mustNotCall);
         server.close();