diff --git a/src/async_wrap-inl.h b/src/async_wrap-inl.h
index f9c709aa21e987..c9f12333243092 100644
--- a/src/async_wrap-inl.h
+++ b/src/async_wrap-inl.h
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ inline AsyncWrap::AsyncScope::AsyncScope(AsyncWrap* wrap)
   Environment* env = wrap->env();
   if (env->async_hooks()->fields()[Environment::AsyncHooks::kBefore] == 0)
     return;
-  v8::HandleScope handle_scope(env->isolate());
   EmitBefore(env, wrap->get_async_id());
 }
 
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ inline AsyncWrap::AsyncScope::~AsyncScope() {
   Environment* env = wrap_->env();
   if (env->async_hooks()->fields()[Environment::AsyncHooks::kAfter] == 0)
     return;
-  v8::HandleScope handle_scope(env->isolate());
   EmitAfter(env, wrap_->get_async_id());
 }
 
diff --git a/src/async_wrap.cc b/src/async_wrap.cc
index 5e0543a12d960f..06dcbb4fb1d29d 100644
--- a/src/async_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/async_wrap.cc
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ void Emit(Environment* env, double async_id, AsyncHooks::Fields type,
   if (async_hooks->fields()[type] == 0)
     return;
 
+  v8::HandleScope handle_scope(env->isolate());
   Local<Value> async_id_value = Number::New(env->isolate(), async_id);
   FatalTryCatch try_catch(env);
   USE(fn->Call(env->context(), Undefined(env->isolate()), 1, &async_id_value));