diff --git a/lib/nodes.js b/lib/nodes.js
index 6e03b8de..af264826 100644
--- a/lib/nodes.js
+++ b/lib/nodes.js
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
     };
     Expressions.prototype.compile = function compile(o) {
       o = o || {};
-      return o.scope ? BaseNode.prototype.compile.call(this, o) : this.compile_root(o);
+      return o.scope ? Expressions.__superClass__.compile.call(this, o) : this.compile_root(o);
     };
     // Compile each expression in the Expressions body.
     Expressions.prototype.compile_node = function compile_node(o) {
diff --git a/src/nodes.coffee b/src/nodes.coffee
index 3fe9fce9..3dbea1ab 100644
--- a/src/nodes.coffee
+++ b/src/nodes.coffee
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ exports.Expressions: class Expressions extends BaseNode
 
   compile: (o) ->
     o ||= {}
-    if o.scope then BaseNode::compile.call(this, o) else @compile_root(o)
+    if o.scope then super(o) else @compile_root(o)
 
   # Compile each expression in the Expressions body.
   compile_node: (o) ->