diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index 7469875d71cc12..5242c909253efe 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -2016,7 +2016,7 @@ ReadStream.prototype.close = function(cb) {
 
   if (this.closed || typeof this.fd !== 'number') {
     if (typeof this.fd !== 'number') {
-      this.once('open', this.close.bind(this, null));
+      this.once('open', closeOnOpen);
       return;
     }
     return process.nextTick(() => this.emit('close'));
@@ -2034,6 +2034,11 @@ ReadStream.prototype.close = function(cb) {
   this.fd = null;
 };
 
+// needed because as it will be called with arguments
+// that does not match this.close() signature
+function closeOnOpen(fd) {
+  this.close();
+}
 
 fs.createWriteStream = function(path, options) {
   return new WriteStream(path, options);