diff --git a/src/client.js b/src/client.js
index 24131b6..d990f01 100644
--- a/src/client.js
+++ b/src/client.js
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Client.prototype.setSocket = function(socket) {
       incomingBuffer = incomingBuffer.slice(packetLengthField.size + packetLengthField.value);
       if (self.compressionThreshold == -2)
       {
-        process.nextTick(afterParse.bind(null, null, parsePacketData(buf, self.state, self.isServer, self.packetsToParse)));
+        setImmediate(afterParse, null, parsePacketData(buf, self.state, self.isServer, self.packetsToParse));
       } else {
         parseNewStylePacket(buf, self.state, self.isServer, self.packetsToParse, afterParse);
       }
diff --git a/src/protocol.js b/src/protocol.js
index f6d3418..33c8c35 100644
--- a/src/protocol.js
+++ b/src/protocol.js
@@ -1626,7 +1626,7 @@ function parseNewStylePacket(buffer, state, isServer, packetsToParse, cb) {
       }
     });
   } else {
-    process.nextTick(cb.bind(null, null, parsePacketData(buf, state, isServer, packetsToParse)));
+    setImmediate(cb, null, parsePacketData(buf, state, isServer, packetsToParse));
   }
 }