diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-error-twice.js b/test/parallel/test-net-error-twice.js
index af92ca93206f18..2dedb32271ff60 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-net-error-twice.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-error-twice.js
@@ -1,33 +1,37 @@
 'use strict';
-var common = require('../common');
-var assert = require('assert');
-var net = require('net');
+const common = require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const net = require('net');
 
-var buf = new Buffer(10 * 1024 * 1024);
+const buf = new Buffer(10 * 1024 * 1024);
 
 buf.fill(0x62);
 
 var errs = [];
 
-var srv = net.createServer(function onConnection(conn) {
-  conn.write(buf);
+const srv = net.createServer(function onConnection(conn) {
+  if (common.isWindows) {
+    // Windows-specific handling. See:
+    //   * https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4062
+    //   * https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/4057
+    setTimeout(() => { conn.write(buf); }, 100);
+  } else {
+    conn.write(buf);
+  }
+
   conn.on('error', function(err) {
     errs.push(err);
-    if (errs.length > 1 && errs[0] === errs[1])
-      assert(false, 'We should not be emitting the same error twice');
+    if (errs.length > 1)
+      assert(errs[0] !== errs[1], 'Should not get the same error twice');
   });
   conn.on('close', function() {
     srv.unref();
   });
 }).listen(common.PORT, function() {
-  var client = net.connect({ port: common.PORT });
-
-  client.on('connect', function() {
-    client.destroy();
-  });
+  const client = net.connect({ port: common.PORT });
+  client.on('connect', client.destroy);
 });
 
 process.on('exit', function() {
-  console.log(errs);
   assert.equal(errs.length, 1);
 });