diff --git a/src/node.js b/src/node.js
index 1abd0b6506e..9c80ab5aaaf 100644
--- a/src/node.js
+++ b/src/node.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
         value: process.constructor
       }
     });
+    EventEmitter.call(process);
 
     process.EventEmitter = EventEmitter; // process.EventEmitter is deprecated