diff --git a/test/node-api/test_buffer/test_finalizer.js b/test/node-api/test_buffer/test_finalizer.js
index 372116bb3a0..b706c68c7c3 100644
--- a/test/node-api/test_buffer/test_finalizer.js
+++ b/test/node-api/test_buffer/test_finalizer.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ process.on('uncaughtException', common.mustCall((err) => {
       throw new Error('finalizer error');
     }));
   }
-  global.gc(true);
+  global.gc({ type: 'minor' });
   await tick(common.platformTimeout(100));
   global.gc();
   await tick(common.platformTimeout(100));
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-write-fully-async-buffer.js b/test/parallel/test-net-write-fully-async-buffer.js
index 207ae24f6a3..0dddb51bd76 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-net-write-fully-async-buffer.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-write-fully-async-buffer.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const server = net.createServer(common.mustCall(function(conn) {
       }
 
       while (conn.write(Buffer.from(data)));
-      global.gc(true);
+      global.gc({ type: 'minor' });
       // The buffer allocated above should still be alive.
     }
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-write-fully-async-hex-string.js b/test/parallel/test-net-write-fully-async-hex-string.js
index f3115d8d2f7..37b5cd75c13 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-net-write-fully-async-hex-string.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-write-fully-async-hex-string.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const server = net.createServer(common.mustCall(function(conn) {
       }
 
       while (conn.write(data, 'hex'));
-      global.gc(true);
+      global.gc({ type: 'minor' });
       // The buffer allocated inside the .write() call should still be alive.
     }