diff --git a/lib/api/api-request.js b/lib/api/api-request.js
index 2c86dd07c58..b53f5c25d8b 100644
--- a/lib/api/api-request.js
+++ b/lib/api/api-request.js
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class RequestHandler extends AsyncResource {
 
 function request (opts, callback) {
   if (callback === undefined) {
-    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    return new Promise(function asyncRequest (resolve, reject) {
       request.call(this, opts, (err, data) => {
         return err ? reject(err) : resolve(data)
       })