diff --git a/src/compiler/sys.ts b/src/compiler/sys.ts
index 9de6193d734..772eb148fc0 100644
--- a/src/compiler/sys.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/sys.ts
@@ -535,8 +535,8 @@ namespace ts {
                 data,
                 writeBom,
                 (p, d, w) => originalWriteFile.call(sys, p, d, w),
-                sys.createDirectory,
-                sys.directoryExists);
+                p => sys.createDirectory.call(sys, p),
+                p => sys.directoryExists.call(sys, p));
     }
 
     /*@internal*/