diff --git a/src/Event/Decorator/BaseDecorator.php b/src/Event/Decorator/AbstractDecorator.php
similarity index 88%
rename from src/Event/Decorator/BaseDecorator.php
rename to src/Event/Decorator/AbstractDecorator.php
index 1492c1996b3..74d907ba2ae 100644
--- a/src/Event/Decorator/BaseDecorator.php
+++ b/src/Event/Decorator/AbstractDecorator.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  */
 namespace Cake\Event\Decorator;
 
-class BaseDecorator
+abstract class AbstractDecorator
 {
 
     /**
@@ -51,18 +51,19 @@ public function __construct(callable $callable, array $options = [])
      */
     public function __invoke()
     {
-        return $this->call($this->_callable, func_get_args());
+        return $this->_call($this->_callable, func_get_args());
     }
 
     /**
-     * Calls a callable with the passed arguments.
+     * Calls the decorated callable with the passed arguments.
      *
      * @param callable $callable The callable.
      * @param array $args Arguments for the callable.
      * @return mixed
      */
-    public function call(callable $callable, $args)
+    protected function _call($args)
     {
+        $callable = $this->_callable;
         switch (count($args)) {
             case 0:
                 return $callable();
diff --git a/src/Event/Decorator/ConditionDecorator.php b/src/Event/Decorator/ConditionDecorator.php
index 2bdbb9bb93b..6f995bc053c 100644
--- a/src/Event/Decorator/ConditionDecorator.php
+++ b/src/Event/Decorator/ConditionDecorator.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 /**
  * Event Condition Decorator
  */
-class ConditionDecorator extends BaseDecorator
+class ConditionDecorator extends AbstractDecorator
 {
 
     /**
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public function __invoke()
         if (!$this->canTrigger($args[0])) {
             return false;
         }
-        return call_user_func_array('parent::__invoke', $args);
+        return $this->_call($args);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Event/Decorator/SubjectFilterDecorator.php b/src/Event/Decorator/SubjectFilterDecorator.php
index a38a0afe15a..be76b512c7a 100644
--- a/src/Event/Decorator/SubjectFilterDecorator.php
+++ b/src/Event/Decorator/SubjectFilterDecorator.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 /**
  * Event Subject Filter Decorator
  */
-class SubjectFilterDecorator extends BaseDecorator
+class SubjectFilterDecorator extends AbstractDecorator
 {
 
     /**
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public function __invoke()
         if (!$this->canTrigger($args[0])) {
             return false;
         }
-        return call_user_func_array('parent::__invoke', $args);
+        return $this->_call($args);
     }
 
     /**