diff --git a/src/node_errors.cc b/src/node_errors.cc
index 0ec100986e8799..c69ced947a4e33 100644
--- a/src/node_errors.cc
+++ b/src/node_errors.cc
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ void TriggerUncaughtException(Isolate* isolate,
     return;
   }
 
-  MaybeLocal<Value> handled;
+  MaybeLocal<Value> maybe_handled;
   if (env->can_call_into_js()) {
     // We do not expect the global uncaught exception itself to throw any more
     // exceptions. If it does, exit the current Node.js instance.
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ void TriggerUncaughtException(Isolate* isolate,
     Local<Value> argv[2] = { error,
                              Boolean::New(env->isolate(), from_promise) };
 
-    handled = fatal_exception_function.As<Function>()->Call(
+    maybe_handled = fatal_exception_function.As<Function>()->Call(
         env->context(), process_object, arraysize(argv), argv);
   }
 
@@ -967,7 +967,8 @@ void TriggerUncaughtException(Isolate* isolate,
   // instance so return to continue the exit routine.
   // TODO(joyeecheung): return a Maybe here to prevent the caller from
   // stepping on the exit.
-  if (handled.IsEmpty()) {
+  Local<Value> handled;
+  if (!maybe_handled.ToLocal(&handled)) {
     return;
   }
 
@@ -977,7 +978,7 @@ void TriggerUncaughtException(Isolate* isolate,
   // TODO(joyeecheung): This has been only checking that the return value is
   // exactly false. Investigate whether this can be turned to an "if true"
   // similar to how the worker global uncaught exception handler handles it.
-  if (!handled.ToLocalChecked()->IsFalse()) {
+  if (!handled->IsFalse()) {
     return;
   }