diff --git a/src/module_wrap.cc b/src/module_wrap.cc
index 92b34f5a8b99c2..bb85e69b5fe3d4 100644
--- a/src/module_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/module_wrap.cc
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ v8::Maybe<bool> ModuleWrap::CheckUnsettledTopLevelAwait() {
   }
 
   if (env()->options()->warnings) {
-    for (auto pair : stalled) {
+    for (auto& pair : stalled) {
       Local<v8::Message> message = std::get<1>(pair);
 
       std::string reason = "Warning: Detected unsettled top-level await at ";
diff --git a/src/node_file.cc b/src/node_file.cc
index 2986ab96a0f392..b4e8a984f76457 100644
--- a/src/node_file.cc
+++ b/src/node_file.cc
@@ -1042,8 +1042,9 @@ static void ExistsSync(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 static void InternalModuleStat(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
 
-  CHECK(args[0]->IsString());
-  node::Utf8Value path(env->isolate(), args[0]);
+  BufferValue path(env->isolate(), args[0]);
+  CHECK_NOT_NULL(*path);
+  ToNamespacedPath(env, &path);
   THROW_IF_INSUFFICIENT_PERMISSIONS(
       env, permission::PermissionScope::kFileSystemRead, path.ToStringView());