diff --git a/lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js b/lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js
index 4a19e13d9a029c..67bd417b88e806 100644
--- a/lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js
+++ b/lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const {
   ArrayPrototypeJoin,
   ArrayPrototypeMap,
   ArrayPrototypePush,
+  ArrayPrototypePushApply,
   ArrayPrototypeShift,
   ArrayPrototypeSlice,
   ArrayPrototypeSome,
@@ -149,7 +150,8 @@ function getRunArgs(path, { forceExit, inspectPort, testNamePatterns, testSkipPa
   }
 
   if (path === kIsolatedProcessName) {
-    ArrayPrototypePush(argv, '--test', ...ArrayPrototypeSlice(process.argv, 1));
+    ArrayPrototypePush(argv, '--test');
+    ArrayPrototypePushApply(argv, ArrayPrototypeSlice(process.argv, 1));
   } else {
     ArrayPrototypePush(argv, path);
   }
diff --git a/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js b/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js
index 4331079f74e95a..5ad22f78068ed1 100644
--- a/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js
+++ b/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const {
   ArrayPrototypeSome,
   ArrayPrototypeSplice,
   ArrayPrototypeUnshift,
+  ArrayPrototypeUnshiftApply,
   FunctionPrototype,
   MathMax,
   Number,
@@ -732,9 +733,9 @@ class Test extends AsyncResource {
 
   computeInheritedHooks() {
     if (this.parent.hooks.beforeEach.length > 0) {
-      ArrayPrototypeUnshift(
+      ArrayPrototypeUnshiftApply(
         this.hooks.beforeEach,
-        ...ArrayPrototypeSlice(this.parent.hooks.beforeEach),
+        ArrayPrototypeSlice(this.parent.hooks.beforeEach),
       );
     }