diff --git a/src/core/view/plugins/events.js b/src/core/view/plugins/events.js
index c85f28a53f51878bb2d167fd99d3f1c80db9c667..ff44b3bcae271886c0c20422d6e3cd266c7edd9e 100644
--- a/src/core/view/plugins/events.js
+++ b/src/core/view/plugins/events.js
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ function touchstart (evt) {
   startPageY = pageY
 
   longPressTimer = setTimeout(function () {
-    evt.target.dispatchEvent(new TouchEvent('longpress', {
+    evt.target.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('longpress', {
       bubbles: true,
       cancelable: true,
       target: evt.target,