diff --git a/src/node_http_parser.cc b/src/node_http_parser.cc
index 6c5d76ecf6cc95..ef87f26229ff6c 100644
--- a/src/node_http_parser.cc
+++ b/src/node_http_parser.cc
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ class Parser : public BaseObject {
     if (rv != 0) {
       enum http_errno err = HTTP_PARSER_ERRNO(&parser->parser_);
 
-      Local<Value> e = env->parse_error_string();
+      Local<Value> e = Exception::Error(env->parse_error_string());
       Local<Object> obj = e->ToObject(env->isolate());
       obj->Set(env->bytes_parsed_string(), Integer::New(env->isolate(), 0));
       obj->Set(env->code_string(),