diff --git a/lib/cluster.js b/lib/cluster.js
index c8bf658d5b32a8..4f7ca58170468f 100644
--- a/lib/cluster.js
+++ b/lib/cluster.js
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ function masterInit() {
     });
 
     worker.on('message', (message, handle) =>
-      this.emit('message', message, handle)
+      cluster.emit('message', message, handle)
     );
 
     worker.process.once('exit', function(exitCode, signalCode) {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-cluster-disconnect-idle-worker.js b/test/parallel/test-cluster-disconnect-idle-worker.js
index e18c05004467b7..c4a310a9d07268 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-cluster-disconnect-idle-worker.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-cluster-disconnect-idle-worker.js
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 var common = require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 var cluster = require('cluster');
+var fork = cluster.fork;
 
 if (cluster.isMaster) {
-  cluster.fork();
-  cluster.fork();
+  fork(); // it is intentionally called `fork` instead of
+  fork(); // `cluster.fork` to test that `this` is not used
   cluster.disconnect(common.mustCall(function() {
     assert.deepEqual(Object.keys(cluster.workers), []);
   }));