diff --git a/lib/internal/freeze_intrinsics.js b/lib/internal/freeze_intrinsics.js
index 60fff67f2e100c..dc64c13409b2f1 100644
--- a/lib/internal/freeze_intrinsics.js
+++ b/lib/internal/freeze_intrinsics.js
@@ -384,8 +384,8 @@ module.exports = function() {
           defineProperty(this, prop, {
             value: newValue,
             writable: true,
-            enumerable: desc.enumerable,
-            configurable: desc.configurable
+            enumerable: true,
+            configurable: true
           });
         }
       }
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-freeze-intrinsics.js b/test/parallel/test-freeze-intrinsics.js
index 0cae3167f9eaeb..2e9ff5f4fe2fdc 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-freeze-intrinsics.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-freeze-intrinsics.js
@@ -27,4 +27,6 @@ assert.throws(
   const o = {};
   o.toString = () => 'Custom toString';
   assert.strictEqual(o + 'asdf', 'Custom toStringasdf');
+  assert.strictEqual(Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(o, 'toString').enumerable,
+                     true);
 }