diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
index 187da5ad6..81858f150 100644
--- a/.eslintrc
+++ b/.eslintrc
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@
       "args": "none",
     }],
 
+    // Node.js and CommonJS
+    "no-buffer-constructor": "error",
+
     // Stylistic Issues
     "lines-between-class-members": ["error", "always"],
     "max-len": ["error", {
diff --git a/src/display/svg.js b/src/display/svg.js
index 745d66f8c..de720fd4f 100644
--- a/src/display/svg.js
+++ b/src/display/svg.js
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ if (typeof PDFJSDev === "undefined" || PDFJSDev.test("GENERIC")) {
           input = literals;
         } else {
           // eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
-          input = new Buffer(literals);
+          input = Buffer.from(literals);
         }
         const output = __non_webpack_require__("zlib").deflateSync(input, {
           level: 9,