diff --git a/lib/internal/vm/module.js b/lib/internal/vm/module.js
index 3d2d25064b62cd..a150a9d90ef973 100644
--- a/lib/internal/vm/module.js
+++ b/lib/internal/vm/module.js
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ class SourceTextModule extends Module {
 
       const promises = this[kWrap].link(async (identifier, assert) => {
         const module = await linker(identifier, this, { assert });
-        if (module[kWrap] === undefined) {
+        if (module?.[kWrap] === undefined) {
           throw new ERR_VM_MODULE_NOT_MODULE();
         }
         if (module.context !== this.context) {