diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index 1d08a54051..52a7415adf 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ var events = require('events');
 var binding = process.binding('fs');
 var constants = process.binding('constants');
 var fs = exports;
+var Stream = require('stream').Stream;
 
 var kMinPoolSpace = 128;
 var kPoolSize = 40 * 1024;
@@ -606,7 +607,7 @@ fs.createReadStream = function(path, options) {
 var ReadStream = fs.ReadStream = function(path, options) {
   if (!(this instanceof ReadStream)) return new ReadStream(path, options);
 
-  events.EventEmitter.call(this);
+  Stream.call(this);
 
   var self = this;
 
@@ -657,7 +658,7 @@ var ReadStream = fs.ReadStream = function(path, options) {
     self._read();
   });
 };
-util.inherits(ReadStream, events.EventEmitter);
+util.inherits(ReadStream, Stream);
 
 fs.FileReadStream = fs.ReadStream; // support the legacy name
 
@@ -797,7 +798,7 @@ fs.createWriteStream = function(path, options) {
 var WriteStream = fs.WriteStream = function(path, options) {
   if (!(this instanceof WriteStream)) return new WriteStream(path, options);
 
-  events.EventEmitter.call(this);
+  Stream.call(this);
 
   this.path = path;
   this.fd = null;
@@ -824,7 +825,7 @@ var WriteStream = fs.WriteStream = function(path, options) {
     this.flush();
   }
 };
-util.inherits(WriteStream, events.EventEmitter);
+util.inherits(WriteStream, Stream);
 
 fs.FileWriteStream = fs.WriteStream; // support the legacy name