diff --git a/iphone/Classes/GeolocationModule.m b/iphone/Classes/GeolocationModule.m
index cec6b4d6365..5960b3751bc 100644
--- a/iphone/Classes/GeolocationModule.m
+++ b/iphone/Classes/GeolocationModule.m
@@ -1086,11 +1086,12 @@ - (void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager didUpdateToLocation:(CLLoca
 
 - (void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager didFailWithError:(NSError *)error
 {
+  NSMutableDictionary *event = [TiUtils dictionaryWithCode:[error code] message:[TiUtils messageFromError:error]];
+
   if ([self _hasListeners:@"location"]) {
-    [self fireEvent:@"location" withObject:nil errorCode:[error code] message:[TiUtils messageFromError:error]];
+    [self fireEvent:@"location" withDict:event];
   }
 
-  NSMutableDictionary *event = [TiUtils dictionaryWithCode:[error code] message:[TiUtils messageFromError:error]];
   BOOL recheck = [self fireSingleShotLocationIfNeeded:event stopIfNeeded:NO];
   recheck = recheck || [self fireSingleShotHeadingIfNeeded:event stopIfNeeded:NO];