diff --git a/lib/unzip-stream.js b/lib/unzip-stream.js
index 5608184..34f909b 100644
--- a/lib/unzip-stream.js
+++ b/lib/unzip-stream.js
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ UnzipStream.prototype._prepareOutStream = function (vars, entry) {
 
         entry.skip = true;
         setImmediate(() => {
-            entry.emit("error", new Error(message));
+            self.emit('error', new Error(message));
         });
 
         // try to skip over this entry