diff --git a/lib/coffee-script/command.js b/lib/coffee-script/command.js
index 357653b7..c2ccb237 100644
--- a/lib/coffee-script/command.js
+++ b/lib/coffee-script/command.js
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@
     p = spawn(process.execPath, nodeArgs.concat(args), {
       cwd: process.cwd(),
       env: process.env,
-      customFds: [0, 1, 2]
+      stdio: [0, 1, 2]
     });
     return p.on('exit', function(code) {
       return process.exit(code);
diff --git a/src/command.coffee b/src/command.coffee
index 25ac8d6d..5116a939 100644
--- a/src/command.coffee
+++ b/src/command.coffee
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ forkNode = ->
   p = spawn process.execPath, nodeArgs.concat(args),
     cwd:        process.cwd()
     env:        process.env
-    customFds:  [0, 1, 2]
+    stdio:      [0, 1, 2]
   p.on 'exit', (code) -> process.exit code
 
 # Print the `--help` usage message and exit. Deprecated switches are not