diff --git a/lib/_stream_readable.js b/lib/_stream_readable.js
index 2ee59b4286496d..338bf2a7539bfc 100644
--- a/lib/_stream_readable.js
+++ b/lib/_stream_readable.js
@@ -738,8 +738,7 @@ Readable.prototype.pause = function() {
   if (false !== this._readableState.flowing) {
     debug('pause');
     this._readableState.flowing = false;
-    // Emit 'pause' on next tick as we do for 'resume'
-    process.nextTick(() => this.emit('pause'));
+    this.emit('pause');
   }
   return this;
 };