diff --git a/src/Composer/EventDispatcher/EventDispatcher.php b/src/Composer/EventDispatcher/EventDispatcher.php
index 2fa837615..bbebfae31 100644
--- a/src/Composer/EventDispatcher/EventDispatcher.php
+++ b/src/Composer/EventDispatcher/EventDispatcher.php
@@ -236,6 +236,12 @@ class EventDispatcher
                 $event->getOperations(), $event->getOperation()
             );
         }
+        if (!$event instanceof $expected && $expected === 'Composer\Script\Event') {
+            $event = new \Composer\Script\Event(
+                $event->getName(), $event->getComposer(), $event->getIO(), $event->isDevMode(),
+                $event->getArguments(), $event->getFlags()
+            );
+        }
 
         return $event;
     }