diff --git a/lib/6to5/generators/template-literals.js b/lib/6to5/generators/template-literals.js
index 3621515fa8..2f42ae0baa 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/generators/template-literals.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/generators/template-literals.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ exports.TemplateElement = function (node) {
 };
 
 exports.TemplateLiteral = function (node, print) {
-  this.push("`");
+  this._push("`");
 
   var quasis = node.quasis;
   var self   = this;
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@ exports.TemplateLiteral = function (node, print) {
     }
   });
 
-  this.push("`");
+  this._push("`");
 };