diff --git a/ext/web/02_event.js b/ext/web/02_event.js
index e453474206..6a5db3464c 100644
--- a/ext/web/02_event.js
+++ b/ext/web/02_event.js
@@ -1527,6 +1527,7 @@ export {
   CloseEvent,
   CustomEvent,
   defineEventHandler,
+  dispatch,
   ErrorEvent,
   Event,
   EventTarget,
diff --git a/ext/websocket/01_websocket.js b/ext/websocket/01_websocket.js
index 7b23df80f0..7d46fdf2a0 100644
--- a/ext/websocket/01_websocket.js
+++ b/ext/websocket/01_websocket.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   _skipInternalInit,
   CloseEvent,
   defineEventHandler,
+  dispatch,
   ErrorEvent,
   Event,
   EventTarget,
@@ -451,7 +452,7 @@ class WebSocket extends EventTarget {
             data: value,
             origin: this[_url],
           });
-          this.dispatchEvent(event);
+          dispatch(this, event);
           break;
         }
         case 1: {
@@ -470,7 +471,7 @@ class WebSocket extends EventTarget {
             origin: this[_url],
             [_skipInternalInit]: true,
           });
-          this.dispatchEvent(event);
+          dispatch(this, event);
           break;
         }
         case 2: {