diff --git a/lib/core/AxiosError.js b/lib/core/AxiosError.js
index f28b8861..138d3194 100644
--- a/lib/core/AxiosError.js
+++ b/lib/core/AxiosError.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import utils from '../utils.js';
 class AxiosError extends Error {
   static from(error, code, config, request, response, customProps) {
     const axiosError = new AxiosError(error.message, code || error.code, config, request, response);
-    axiosError.cause = error;
+    Object.defineProperty(axiosError, 'cause', {value: error, configurable: true, writable: true});
     axiosError.name = error.name;
 
     // Preserve status from the original error if not already set from response