diff --git a/lib/buffer.js b/lib/buffer.js
index 1d98b26d0d49ba..c4b7e3165b8ae5 100644
--- a/lib/buffer.js
+++ b/lib/buffer.js
@@ -106,13 +106,9 @@ let poolSize, poolOffset, allocPool;
 const zeroFill = bindingZeroFill || [0];
 
 function createUnsafeBuffer(size) {
-  return new FastBuffer(createUnsafeArrayBuffer(size));
-}
-
-function createUnsafeArrayBuffer(size) {
   zeroFill[0] = 0;
   try {
-    return new ArrayBuffer(size);
+    return new FastBuffer(size);
   } finally {
     zeroFill[0] = 1;
   }
@@ -120,7 +116,7 @@ function createUnsafeArrayBuffer(size) {
 
 function createPool() {
   poolSize = Buffer.poolSize;
-  allocPool = createUnsafeArrayBuffer(poolSize);
+  allocPool = createUnsafeBuffer(poolSize).buffer;
   poolOffset = 0;
 }
 createPool();