diff --git a/src/async-wrap.cc b/src/async-wrap.cc
index f215f877e89a96..038e1488efe4fe 100644
--- a/src/async-wrap.cc
+++ b/src/async-wrap.cc
@@ -512,10 +512,10 @@ void AsyncWrap::Initialize(Local<Object> target,
       static_cast<v8::PropertyAttribute>(v8::ReadOnly | v8::DontDelete);
 
 #define FORCE_SET_TARGET_FIELD(obj, str, field)                               \
-  (obj)->ForceSet(context,                                                    \
-                  FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(isolate, str),                        \
-                  field,                                                      \
-                  ReadOnlyDontDelete).FromJust()
+  (obj)->DefineOwnProperty(context,                                           \
+                           FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(isolate, str),               \
+                           field,                                             \
+                           ReadOnlyDontDelete).FromJust()
 
   // Attach the uint32_t[] where each slot contains the count of the number of
   // callbacks waiting to be called on a particular event. It can then be