diff --git a/src/node/node_function.hpp b/src/node/node_function.hpp
index f983ef23..39e90720 100644
--- a/src/node/node_function.hpp
+++ b/src/node/node_function.hpp
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ namespace js {
 template<>
 inline v8::Local<v8::Value> node::Function::call(v8::Isolate* isolate, const v8::Local<v8::Function> &function, const v8::Local<v8::Object> &this_object, size_t argc, const v8::Local<v8::Value> arguments[]) {
     Nan::TryCatch trycatch;
-    auto result = Nan::Call(function, this_object, (int)argc, const_cast<v8::Local<v8::Value>*>(arguments));
+
+    auto recv = this_object.IsEmpty() ? isolate->GetCurrentContext()->Global() : this_object;
+    auto result = Nan::Call(function, recv, (int)argc, const_cast<v8::Local<v8::Value>*>(arguments));
 
     if (trycatch.HasCaught()) {
         throw node::Exception(isolate, trycatch.Exception());