diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/util/lib/i18n.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/util/lib/i18n.js
index e65ede8e9..ef472c659 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/util/lib/i18n.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/util/lib/i18n.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ async function registerMessageCatalog(namespace,dir,file) {
     return initPromise.then(function() {
         return new Promise((resolve,reject) => {
             resourceMap[namespace] = { basedir:dir, file:file, lngs: []};
-            fs.promises.readdir(dir,function(err, files) {
+            fs.readdir(dir,function(err, files) {
                 if (err) {
                     resolve();
                 } else {