diff --git a/lib/internal/timers.js b/lib/internal/timers.js
index beec22ecf43af7..d1eca3d996722d 100644
--- a/lib/internal/timers.js
+++ b/lib/internal/timers.js
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ const {
   NumberMIN_SAFE_INTEGER,
   ObjectCreate,
   Symbol,
+  ReflectApply,
 } = primordials;
 
 const {
@@ -555,7 +556,7 @@ function getTimerCallbacks(runNextTicks) {
         if (args === undefined)
           timer._onTimeout();
         else
-          timer._onTimeout(...args);
+          ReflectApply(timer._onTimeout, timer, args);
       } finally {
         if (timer._repeat && timer._idleTimeout !== -1) {
           timer._idleTimeout = timer._repeat;