diff --git a/lib/6to5/templates/apply-constructor.js b/lib/6to5/templates/apply-constructor.js
index 9cbb8fb907..b02f831251 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/templates/apply-constructor.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/templates/apply-constructor.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 (function (Constructor, args) {
-  var instance = Object.create(Constructor);
-  Constructor.apply(instance, args);
-  return instance;
+  var bindArgs = [null].concat(args);
+  var Factory = Constructor.bind.apply(Constructor, bindArgs);
+  return new Factory;
 });