diff --git a/wp-includes/js/plupload/wp-plupload.js b/wp-includes/js/plupload/wp-plupload.js
index 1c776a350f..23afd0ecd3 100644
--- a/wp-includes/js/plupload/wp-plupload.js
+++ b/wp-includes/js/plupload/wp-plupload.js
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ window.wp = window.wp || {};
 				}
 			}
 
-			error( message, error, error.file );
+			self.error( message, error, error.file );
 			up.refresh();
 		});