diff --git a/lib/internal/streams/writable.js b/lib/internal/streams/writable.js
index a9beecee156ee6..e934c38bbf9acc 100644
--- a/lib/internal/streams/writable.js
+++ b/lib/internal/streams/writable.js
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ function WritableState(options, stream, isDuplex) {
   this.corked = 0;
 
   // The callback that's passed to _write(chunk, cb).
-  this.onwrite = onwrite.bind(undefined, stream);
+  this.onwrite = (er) => onwrite(stream, er);
 
   // The amount that is being written when _write is called.
   this.writelen = 0;