diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index 0526becdd264f8..779f704f3b56bc 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -4451,7 +4451,7 @@ static void StartNodeInstance(void* arg) {
     int exit_code = EmitExit(&env);
     if (instance_data->is_main())
       instance_data->set_exit_code(exit_code);
-    RunAtExit(&env);
+    RunAtExit();
 
     WaitForInspectorDisconnect(&env);
 #if defined(LEAK_SANITIZER)
diff --git a/src/node.h b/src/node.h
index 873551fa338a97..8158ca6e8c5bf0 100644
--- a/src/node.h
+++ b/src/node.h
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ NODE_EXTERN void FreeEnvironment(Environment* env);
 
 NODE_EXTERN void EmitBeforeExit(Environment* env);
 NODE_EXTERN int EmitExit(Environment* env);
-NODE_EXTERN void RunAtExit(Environment* env);
+NODE_EXTERN void RunAtExit(Environment* env = nullptr);
 
 /* Converts a unixtime to V8 Date */
 #define NODE_UNIXTIME_V8(t) v8::Date::New(v8::Isolate::GetCurrent(),          \