diff --git a/lib/browser/chrome-extension.js b/lib/browser/chrome-extension.js
index a49b8f2651aa..c0c842caf627 100644
--- a/lib/browser/chrome-extension.js
+++ b/lib/browser/chrome-extension.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ const startBackgroundPages = function (manifest) {
     const scripts = manifest.background.scripts.map((name) => {
       return `<script src="${name}"></script>`
     }).join('')
-    html = new Buffer(`<html><body>${scripts}</body></html>`)
+    html = Buffer.from(`<html><body>${scripts}</body></html>`)
   }
 
   const contents = webContents.create({
