1 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lib/zlib.js b/lib/zlib.js
index 3341588e4..efa0f19b0 100644
--- a/lib/zlib.js
+++ b/lib/zlib.js
@@ -191,8 +191,9 @@ function zlibBuffer(engine, buffer, callback) {
   function onEnd() {
     var buf = Buffer.concat(buffers, nread);
     buffers = [];
-    callback(null, buf);
-    engine.close();
+    engine.close(function() {
+      callback(null, buf);
+    });
   }
 }
 
@@ -421,10 +422,8 @@ Zlib.prototype.close = function(callback) {
 
   this._closed = true;
 
-  this._binding.close();
-
   var self = this;
-  process.nextTick(function() {
+  this._binding.close(function() {
     self.emit('close');
   });
 };