diff --git a/test/common/index.js b/test/common/index.js
index db5b81d4957d44..3f612afbff5ef9 100755
--- a/test/common/index.js
+++ b/test/common/index.js
@@ -931,6 +931,12 @@ function expectRequiredTLAError(err) {
   }
 }
 
+function sleepSync(ms) {
+  const sab = new SharedArrayBuffer(4);
+  const i32 = new Int32Array(sab);
+  Atomics.wait(i32, 0, 0, ms);
+}
+
 const common = {
   allowGlobals,
   buildType,
@@ -982,6 +988,7 @@ const common = {
   skipIfInspectorDisabled,
   skipIfSQLiteMissing,
   spawnPromisified,
+  sleepSync,
 
   get enoughTestMem() {
     return require('os').totalmem() > 0x70000000; /* 1.75 Gb */
diff --git a/test/common/index.mjs b/test/common/index.mjs
index 29030aeb591ba2..7516eb68a53b7a 100644
--- a/test/common/index.mjs
+++ b/test/common/index.mjs
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ const {
   skipIfInspectorDisabled,
   skipIfSQLiteMissing,
   spawnPromisified,
+  sleepSync,
 } = common;
 
 const getPort = () => common.PORT;
@@ -103,4 +104,5 @@ export {
   skipIfInspectorDisabled,
   skipIfSQLiteMissing,
   spawnPromisified,
+  sleepSync,
 };
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-perf-hooks-timerify-histogram-sync.mjs b/test/parallel/test-perf-hooks-timerify-histogram-sync.mjs
index 4944aad3b64259..b26a40ee3cda65 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-perf-hooks-timerify-histogram-sync.mjs
+++ b/test/parallel/test-perf-hooks-timerify-histogram-sync.mjs
@@ -1,22 +1,19 @@
 // Test that timerify works with histogram option for synchronous functions.
 
-import '../common/index.mjs';
+import { sleepSync } from '../common/index.mjs';
 import assert from 'assert';
 import { createHistogram, timerify } from 'perf_hooks';
-import { setTimeout as sleep } from 'timers/promises';
-
-let _deadCode;
 
 const histogram = createHistogram();
-const m = (a, b = 1) => {
-  for (let i = 0; i < 1e3; i++)
-    _deadCode = i;
+
+const m = () => {
+  // Deterministic blocking delay (~1 millisecond). The histogram operates on
+  // nanosecond precision, so this should be sufficient to prevent zero timings.
+  sleepSync(1);
 };
 const n = timerify(m, { histogram });
 assert.strictEqual(histogram.max, 0);
 for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
   n();
-  await sleep(10);
 }
-assert(_deadCode >= 0);
 assert.notStrictEqual(histogram.max, 0);