diff --git a/benchmark/util/priority-queue.js b/benchmark/util/priority-queue.js
index ea4601a0021b9a..7209f66782be3e 100644
--- a/benchmark/util/priority-queue.js
+++ b/benchmark/util/priority-queue.js
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 const common = require('../common');
 
 const bench = common.createBenchmark(main, {
-  n: [1e5]
+  n: [1e6]
 }, { flags: ['--expose-internals'] });
 
-function main({ n, type }) {
+function main({ n }) {
   const PriorityQueue = require('internal/priority_queue');
   const queue = new PriorityQueue();
   bench.start();
diff --git a/lib/internal/priority_queue.js b/lib/internal/priority_queue.js
index 22f89a90ef07f1..6824e920a42e0d 100644
--- a/lib/internal/priority_queue.js
+++ b/lib/internal/priority_queue.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const {
 // just a single criteria.
 
 module.exports = class PriorityQueue {
-  #compare = (a, b) => a - b;
+  #compare = (a, b) => (a > b ? 1 : a < b ? -1 : 0);
   #heap = new Array(64);
   #setPosition;
   #size = 0;