diff --git a/src/node_buffer.cc b/src/node_buffer.cc
index 48df1323ca7215..be9324a8bd82ab 100644
--- a/src/node_buffer.cc
+++ b/src/node_buffer.cc
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@
 
 #define THROW_AND_RETURN_IF_OOB(r)                                          \
   do {                                                                      \
-    if ((r).IsNothing()) return;                                            \
-    if (!(r).FromJust())                                                    \
+    Maybe<bool> m = (r);                                                    \
+    if (m.IsNothing()) return;                                              \
+    if (!m.FromJust())                                                      \
       return node::THROW_ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE(env, "Index out of range");       \
   } while (0)                                                               \