diff --git a/src/util/MongoBinary.js b/src/util/MongoBinary.js
index 9099ae209..f7dccfd27 100644
--- a/src/util/MongoBinary.js
+++ b/src/util/MongoBinary.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export default class MongoBinary {
 
     let debug;
     if (opts.debug) {
-      if (typeof opts.debug === 'function' && opts.debug.apply) {
+      if (typeof opts.debug === 'function' && opts.debug.apply && opts.debug.call) {
         debug = opts.debug;
       } else {
         debug = console.log.bind(null);
diff --git a/src/util/MongoBinaryDownload.js b/src/util/MongoBinaryDownload.js
index abd3a810c..3b4d1f607 100644
--- a/src/util/MongoBinaryDownload.js
+++ b/src/util/MongoBinaryDownload.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export default class MongoBinaryDownload {
     };
 
     if (debug) {
-      if (typeof debug === 'function' && debug.apply) {
+      if (typeof debug === 'function' && debug.apply && debug.call) {
         this.debug = debug;
       } else {
         this.debug = console.log.bind(null);
diff --git a/src/util/MongoInstance.js b/src/util/MongoInstance.js
index 2981264b5..f86a270b1 100644
--- a/src/util/MongoInstance.js
+++ b/src/util/MongoInstance.js
@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@ export default class MongodbInstance {
     }
 
     if (this.opts.instance && this.opts.instance.debug) {
-      if (typeof this.opts.instance.debug === 'function' && this.opts.instance.debug.apply) {
+      if (
+        typeof this.opts.instance.debug === 'function' &&
+        this.opts.instance.debug.apply &&
+        this.opts.instance.debug.call
+      ) {
         this.debug = this.opts.instance.debug;
       } else {
         this.debug = console.log.bind(null);