diff --git a/src/node.js b/src/node.js
index 69416d0ebb..d8acce40b4 100644
--- a/src/node.js
+++ b/src/node.js
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ var posixModule = createInternalModule("posix", function (exports) {
             exports.close(fd);
           }
         }).addErrback(function () {
-          promise.emitError.call(arguments);
+          promise.emitError.apply(promise, arguments);
         });
       }
       readChunk();