diff --git a/lib/esm-utils.js b/lib/esm-utils.js
index d4acf06cb6..1e1230592a 100644
--- a/lib/esm-utils.js
+++ b/lib/esm-utils.js
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ exports.requireOrImport = hasStableEsmImplementation
       } catch (err) {
         if (
           err.code === 'ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND' ||
-          err.code === 'ERR_UNKNOWN_FILE_EXTENSION'
+          err.code === 'ERR_UNKNOWN_FILE_EXTENSION' ||
+          err.code === 'ERR_UNSUPPORTED_DIR_IMPORT'
         ) {
           return require(file);
         } else {