diff --git a/src/node_buffer.cc b/src/node_buffer.cc
index 042f4219efeb6e..e9551eba8cca08 100644
--- a/src/node_buffer.cc
+++ b/src/node_buffer.cc
@@ -320,8 +320,8 @@ MaybeLocal<Object> New(Environment* env, size_t length) {
 
 
 MaybeLocal<Object> Copy(Isolate* isolate, const char* data, size_t length) {
+  EscapableHandleScope handle_scope(isolate);
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(isolate);
-  EscapableHandleScope handle_scope(env->isolate());
   Local<Object> obj;
   if (Buffer::Copy(env, data, length).ToLocal(&obj))
     return handle_scope.Escape(obj);
@@ -370,8 +370,8 @@ MaybeLocal<Object> New(Isolate* isolate,
                        size_t length,
                        FreeCallback callback,
                        void* hint) {
+  EscapableHandleScope handle_scope(isolate);
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(isolate);
-  EscapableHandleScope handle_scope(env->isolate());
   Local<Object> obj;
   if (Buffer::New(env, data, length, callback, hint).ToLocal(&obj))
     return handle_scope.Escape(obj);
@@ -409,8 +409,8 @@ MaybeLocal<Object> New(Environment* env,
 
 
 MaybeLocal<Object> New(Isolate* isolate, char* data, size_t length) {
+  EscapableHandleScope handle_scope(isolate);
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(isolate);
-  EscapableHandleScope handle_scope(env->isolate());
   Local<Object> obj;
   if (Buffer::New(env, data, length).ToLocal(&obj))
     return handle_scope.Escape(obj);