diff --git a/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js b/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
index cf517cdcf2b5ef..a576eeb5e579f6 100644
--- a/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
+++ b/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@
     process._eventsCount = 0;
 
     const origProcProto = Object.getPrototypeOf(process);
-    Object.setPrototypeOf(process, Object.create(EventEmitter.prototype, {
-      constructor: Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(origProcProto, 'constructor')
-    }));
+    Object.setPrototypeOf(origProcProto, EventEmitter.prototype);
 
     EventEmitter.call(process);
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-process-prototype.js b/test/parallel/test-process-prototype.js
index 0a0de8123d127d..6eb442fd96e4d6 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-process-prototype.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-process-prototype.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const EventEmitter = require('events');
 
 const proto = Object.getPrototypeOf(process);
 
+assert(process instanceof process.constructor);
 assert(proto instanceof EventEmitter);
 
 const desc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(proto, 'constructor');