diff --git a/lib/buffer.js b/lib/buffer.js
index 48c69f3f2be..8d93384d429 100644
--- a/lib/buffer.js
+++ b/lib/buffer.js
@@ -468,9 +468,10 @@ Buffer.prototype.fill = function fill(value, start, end) {
     throw new RangeError('end out of bounds');
   }
 
-  return this.parent.fill(value,
-                          start + this.offset,
-                          end + this.offset);
+  this.parent.fill(value,
+                   start + this.offset,
+                   end + this.offset);
+  return this;
 };