diff --git a/lib/internal/event_target.js b/lib/internal/event_target.js
index ea8ac6652545d9..dac962e1a3b07e 100644
--- a/lib/internal/event_target.js
+++ b/lib/internal/event_target.js
@@ -561,6 +561,8 @@ class EventTarget {
       weak,
     } = validateEventListenerOptions(options);
 
+    validateAbortSignal(signal, 'options.signal');
+
     if (!validateEventListener(listener)) {
       // The DOM silently allows passing undefined as a second argument
       // No error code for this since it is a Warning
@@ -575,8 +577,6 @@ class EventTarget {
     }
     type = String(type);
 
-    validateAbortSignal(signal, 'options.signal');
-
     if (signal) {
       if (signal.aborted) {
         return;
diff --git a/test/wpt/status/dom/events.json b/test/wpt/status/dom/events.json
index 607ac32ee4528f..b360c6f8feb0fd 100644
--- a/test/wpt/status/dom/events.json
+++ b/test/wpt/status/dom/events.json
@@ -8,13 +8,6 @@
       ]
     }
   },
-  "AddEventListenerOptions-signal.any.js": {
-    "fail": {
-      "expected": [
-        "Passing null as the signal should throw (listener is also null)"
-      ]
-    }
-  },
   "Event-constructors.any.js": {
     "fail": {
       "expected": [