diff --git a/lib/_stream_readable.js b/lib/_stream_readable.js
index 644c4ffa67b04f..766577af580ca4 100644
--- a/lib/_stream_readable.js
+++ b/lib/_stream_readable.js
@@ -198,7 +198,11 @@ function roundUpToNextPowerOf2(n) {
   } else {
     // Get the next highest power of 2
     n--;
-    for (var p = 1; p < 32; p <<= 1) n |= n >> p;
+    n |= n >>> 1;
+    n |= n >>> 2;
+    n |= n >>> 4;
+    n |= n >>> 8;
+    n |= n >>> 16;
     n++;
   }
   return n;