diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityViewBuilder.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityViewBuilder.php
index cc56e97..4fa3278 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityViewBuilder.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityViewBuilder.php
@@ -134,12 +134,19 @@ public function buildContent(array $entities, array $displays, $view_mode, $lang
    * @return array
    */
   protected function getBuildDefaults(EntityInterface $entity, $view_mode, $langcode) {
+    $that = $this;
+    // Create a closure that uses the current execution context object as its
+    // invocation object.
+    $callback = function ($elements) use ($that) {
+      return $that->entityViewBuilderPreRender($elements);
+    };
+
     $return = array(
       '#theme' => $this->entityType,
       "#{$this->entityType}" => $entity,
       '#view_mode' => $view_mode,
       '#langcode' => $langcode,
-      '#pre_render' => array(array($this, 'entityViewBuilderPreRender')),
+      '#pre_render' => array($callback),
     );
 
     // Cache the rendered output if permitted by the view mode and global entity