diff --git a/src/env-inl.h b/src/env-inl.h
index 4af5add4c8f52c..8703abb39dcd08 100644
--- a/src/env-inl.h
+++ b/src/env-inl.h
@@ -590,8 +590,7 @@ void Environment::CreateImmediate(native_immediate_callback cb,
   native_immediate_callbacks_.push_back({
     cb,
     data,
-    std::unique_ptr<Persistent<v8::Object>>(obj.IsEmpty() ?
-        nullptr : new Persistent<v8::Object>(isolate_, obj)),
+    v8::Global<v8::Object>(isolate_, obj),
     ref
   });
   immediate_info()->count_inc(1);
diff --git a/src/env.h b/src/env.h
index 66c69e8d00b9da..2c57b54989bcd8 100644
--- a/src/env.h
+++ b/src/env.h
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ class Environment {
   struct NativeImmediateCallback {
     native_immediate_callback cb_;
     void* data_;
-    std::unique_ptr<Persistent<v8::Object>> keep_alive_;
+    v8::Global<v8::Object> keep_alive_;
     bool refed_;
   };
   std::vector<NativeImmediateCallback> native_immediate_callbacks_;