diff --git a/src/zones.ts b/src/zones.ts
index fc4eeeb25..dbd4a234a 100644
--- a/src/zones.ts
+++ b/src/zones.ts
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ const zoneWrapFn = (it: (...args: any[]) => any, macrotask: MacroTask|undefined)
   // function() is needed for the arguments object
   // tslint:disable-next-line:only-arrow-functions
   return function() {
+    const _arguments = arguments;
     if (macrotask) {
       setTimeout(() => {
         if (macrotask.state === 'scheduled') {
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ const zoneWrapFn = (it: (...args: any[]) => any, macrotask: MacroTask|undefined)
         }
       }, 10);
     }
-    return run(() => it.apply(_this, arguments));
+    return run(() => it.apply(_this, _arguments));
   };
 };
 
@@ -161,18 +162,19 @@ export const ɵzoneWrap = <T= unknown>(it: T, blockUntilFirst: boolean): T => {
   // tslint:disable-next-line:only-arrow-functions
   return function() {
     let macrotask: MacroTask | undefined;
+    const _arguments = arguments;
     // if this is a callback function, e.g, onSnapshot, we should create a microtask and invoke it
     // only once one of the callback functions is tripped.
     for (let i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
-      if (typeof arguments[i] === 'function') {
+      if (typeof _arguments[i] === 'function') {
         if (blockUntilFirst) {
           macrotask ||= run(() => Zone.current.scheduleMacroTask('firebaseZoneBlock', noop, {}, noop, noop));
         }
         // TODO create a microtask to track callback functions
-        arguments[i] = zoneWrapFn(arguments[i], macrotask);
+        _arguments[i] = zoneWrapFn(_arguments[i], macrotask);
       }
     }
-    const ret = runOutsideAngular(() => (it as any).apply(this, arguments));
+    const ret = runOutsideAngular(() => (it as any).apply(this, _arguments));
     if (!blockUntilFirst) {
       if (ret instanceof Observable) {
         const schedulers = getSchedulers();