diff --git a/packages/puppeteer-core/src/common/NodeWebSocketTransport.ts b/packages/puppeteer-core/src/common/NodeWebSocketTransport.ts
index 6be09b008aa..2a864df651f 100644
--- a/packages/puppeteer-core/src/common/NodeWebSocketTransport.ts
+++ b/packages/puppeteer-core/src/common/NodeWebSocketTransport.ts
@@ -51,11 +51,9 @@ export class NodeWebSocketTransport implements ConnectionTransport {
   constructor(ws: NodeWebSocket) {
     this.#ws = ws;
     this.#ws.addEventListener('message', event => {
-      setImmediate(() => {
-        if (this.onmessage) {
-          this.onmessage.call(null, event.data);
-        }
-      });
+      if (this.onmessage) {
+        this.onmessage.call(null, event.data);
+      }
     });
     this.#ws.addEventListener('close', () => {
       if (this.onclose) {