diff --git a/lib/request.js b/lib/request.js
index 372a9915e9..03476fe4c8 100644
--- a/lib/request.js
+++ b/lib/request.js
@@ -169,9 +169,8 @@ req.acceptsCharsets = function(){
  * @public
  */
 
-req.acceptsLanguages = function(){
-  var accept = accepts(this);
-  return accept.languages.apply(accept, arguments);
+req.acceptsLanguages = function(...languages) {
+  return accepts(this).languages(...languages);
 };
 
 /**