diff --git a/lib/request.js b/lib/request.js
index 372a9915e9..75d8a9e875 100644
--- a/lib/request.js
+++ b/lib/request.js
@@ -155,9 +155,8 @@ req.acceptsEncodings = function(){
  * @public
  */
 
-req.acceptsCharsets = function(){
-  var accept = accepts(this);
-  return accept.charsets.apply(accept, arguments);
+req.acceptsCharsets = function(...charsets) {
+  return accepts(this).charsets(...charsets);
 };
 
 /**