diff --git a/lib/internal/streams/end-of-stream.js b/lib/internal/streams/end-of-stream.js
index 4ad7b93337f633..1753996a4f85de 100644
--- a/lib/internal/streams/end-of-stream.js
+++ b/lib/internal/streams/end-of-stream.js
@@ -7,20 +7,12 @@ const {
   ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE,
   ERR_STREAM_PREMATURE_CLOSE
 } = require('internal/errors').codes;
+const { once } = require('internal/util');
 
 function isRequest(stream) {
   return stream.setHeader && typeof stream.abort === 'function';
 }
 
-function once(callback) {
-  let called = false;
-  return function(err) {
-    if (called) return;
-    called = true;
-    callback.call(this, err);
-  };
-}
-
 function eos(stream, opts, callback) {
   if (arguments.length === 2) {
     callback = opts;
diff --git a/lib/internal/util.js b/lib/internal/util.js
index 23c201da371099..3aa00fed35957f 100644
--- a/lib/internal/util.js
+++ b/lib/internal/util.js
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ function once(callback) {
   return function(...args) {
     if (called) return;
     called = true;
-    callback(...args);
+    callback.apply(this, args);
   };
 }