diff --git a/lib/coffee-script/nodes.js b/lib/coffee-script/nodes.js
index 7599dc8f..dcd81c7c 100644
--- a/lib/coffee-script/nodes.js
+++ b/lib/coffee-script/nodes.js
@@ -2348,11 +2348,9 @@
     };
 
     Op.prototype.compilePower = function(o) {
-      var left, parts, right;
-      left = this.first.compileToFragments(o, LEVEL_OP);
-      right = this.second.compileToFragments(o, LEVEL_OP);
-      parts = [this.makeCode('Math.pow('), left, this.makeCode(', '), right, this.makeCode(')')];
-      return this.joinFragmentArrays(parts, '');
+      var pow;
+      pow = new Value(new Literal('Math'), [new Access(new Literal('pow'))]);
+      return new Call(pow, [this.first, this.second]).compileToFragments(o);
     };
 
     Op.prototype.toString = function(idt) {
diff --git a/src/nodes.coffee b/src/nodes.coffee
index a2975068..8b816649 100644
--- a/src/nodes.coffee
+++ b/src/nodes.coffee
@@ -1669,10 +1669,9 @@ exports.Op = class Op extends Base
     @joinFragmentArrays parts, ''
 
   compilePower: (o) ->
-    left = @first.compileToFragments o, LEVEL_OP
-    right = @second.compileToFragments o, LEVEL_OP
-    parts = [@makeCode('Math.pow('), left, @makeCode(', '), right, @makeCode(')')]
-    @joinFragmentArrays parts, ''
+    # Make a Math.pow call
+    pow = new Value new Literal('Math'), [new Access new Literal 'pow']
+    new Call(pow, [@first, @second]).compileToFragments o
 
   toString: (idt) ->
     super idt, @constructor.name + ' ' + @operator