diff --git a/packages/sol-compiler/src/compiler.ts b/packages/sol-compiler/src/compiler.ts
index 940b260879..3d6f348a48 100644
--- a/packages/sol-compiler/src/compiler.ts
+++ b/packages/sol-compiler/src/compiler.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 import * as pluralize from 'pluralize';
 import * as semver from 'semver';
 import { StandardInput } from 'solc';
+import { promisify } from 'util';
 
 import { compilerOptionsSchema } from './schemas/compiler_options_schema';
 import {
@@ -91,8 +92,8 @@ export class Compiler {
         file: string = 'compiler.json',
     ): Promise<CompilerOptions> {
         // TODO: Look for config file in parent directories if not found in current directory
-        const fileConfig: CompilerOptions = (await fs.promises.stat(file)).isFile
-            ? JSON.parse((await fs.promises.readFile(file, 'utf8')).toString())
+        const fileConfig: CompilerOptions = (await promisify(fs.stat)(file)).isFile
+            ? JSON.parse((await promisify(fs.readFile)(file, 'utf8')).toString())
             : {};
         assert.doesConformToSchema('compiler.json', fileConfig, compilerOptionsSchema);
         return {