diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index a6728b7fb0fd5a..9fb5ab3b8e1d3d 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -1384,9 +1384,8 @@ void FatalException(Isolate* isolate,
     fatal_try_catch.SetVerbose(false);
 
     // This will return true if the JS layer handled it, false otherwise
-    Local<Value> caught =
-        fatal_exception_function.As<Function>()
-            ->Call(process_object, 1, &error);
+    MaybeLocal<Value> caught = fatal_exception_function.As<Function>()->Call(
+        env->context(), process_object, 1, &error);
 
     if (fatal_try_catch.HasTerminated())
       return;
@@ -1395,7 +1394,7 @@ void FatalException(Isolate* isolate,
       // The fatal exception function threw, so we must exit
       ReportException(env, fatal_try_catch);
       exit(7);
-    } else if (caught->IsFalse()) {
+    } else if (caught.ToLocalChecked()->IsFalse()) {
       ReportException(env, error, message);
 
       // fatal_exception_function call before may have set a new exit code ->