diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 01d9d962b..27d31d7a7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
     "shx": "^0.3.2",
     "sinon": "^11.1.1",
     "typescript": "^5.5.2",
-    "uglify-js": "^3.6.0",
+    "uglify-js": "^3.19.0",
     "unified": "^7.0.2",
     "videojs-generate-karma-config": "^8.1.0",
     "videojs-languages": "^2.0.0",
diff --git a/src/js/mixins/evented.js b/src/js/mixins/evented.js
index 0160a2b9d..0d6bea5cc 100644
--- a/src/js/mixins/evented.js
+++ b/src/js/mixins/evented.js
@@ -182,7 +182,12 @@ const normalizeListenArgs = (self, args, fnName) => {
 
     [type, listener] = args;
   } else {
-    [target, type, listener] = args;
+    // This was `[target, type, listener] = args;` but this block needs more than
+    // one statement to produce minified output compatible with Chrome 53.
+    // See https://github.com/videojs/video.js/pull/8810
+    target = args[0];
+    type = args[1];
+    listener = args[2];
   }
 
   validateTarget(target, self, fnName);