diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1bd53db..09734b1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 		"duplexer": "^0.1.2",
 		"minimist": "^1.2.6",
 		"npm-which": "^1.0.2",
+		"readable-stream": "^2.3.7",
 		"safe-regex-test": "^1.0.0",
 		"sprintf-js": "^1.1.2",
 		"string.prototype.split": "^1.0.6",
diff --git a/test/long-message/index.js b/test/long-message/index.js
index 25823eb..6ad0984 100644
--- a/test/long-message/index.js
+++ b/test/long-message/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var test = require('tape');
-var stream = require('stream');
+var Readable = require('readable-stream');
 var path = require('path');
 var fs = require('fs');
 var faucet = require('../..');
@@ -11,11 +11,14 @@ function createFormatter() {
 }
 
 function streamifyString(string) {
-	return new stream.Readable({
-		read: function () {
-			this.push(string);
-			this.push(null);
-		}
+	function read() {
+		/* eslint no-invalid-this: 0 */
+		this.push(string);
+		this.push(null);
+	}
+	return new Readable({
+		_read: read,
+		read: read
 	});
 }