diff --git a/src/node.js b/src/node.js
index a1054206c8..221a5a2657 100644
--- a/src/node.js
+++ b/src/node.js
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ process.mixin = function() {
     if ( (source = arguments[i]) != null ) {
       // Extend the base object
       Object.getOwnPropertyNames(source).forEach(function(k){
-        var d = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(source, k);
+        var d = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(source, k) || {value: source[k]};
         if (d.get) {
           target.__defineGetter__(k, d.get);
           if (d.set) {
diff --git a/test/simple/test-process-mixin.js b/test/simple/test-process-mixin.js
index 18d21f53ef..ca7bf9545b 100644
--- a/test/simple/test-process-mixin.js
+++ b/test/simple/test-process-mixin.js
@@ -28,10 +28,19 @@ var source = {
   get foo(){ return this._foo; },
   set foo(value){ this._foo = "did set to "+value; }
 };
-var target = {};
+target = {};
 process.mixin(target, source);
 target._foo = 'b';
 assert.equal(source.foo, 'a');
 assert.equal('b', target.foo, 'target.foo != "b" -- value/result was copied instead of getter function');
 source.foo = 'c';
 assert.equal('did set to c', source.foo, 'source.foo != "c" -- value was set instead of calling setter function');
+
+// Test that nested arrays are handled properly
+target = {};
+process.mixin(true, target, {
+  foo: ['bar'],
+});
+
+assert.notStrictEqual(['bar'], target.foo);
+assert.deepEqual(['bar'], target.foo);
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