diff --git a/src/parser-flow.js b/src/parser-flow.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/src/parser-flow.js
+++ b/src/parser-flow.js
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ const createError = require("./parser-create-error");
 const includeShebang = require("./parser-include-shebang");
 
 function parse(text) {
+  // Fixes Node 4 issue (#1986)
+  "use strict"; // eslint-disable-line
   // Inline the require to avoid loading all the JS if we don't use it
   const flowParser = require("flow-parser");
Add "use strict" to fix SyntaxError on Node@4 (#<I>)