diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/esm/translators.js b/lib/internal/modules/esm/translators.js
index 3c40326e61524b..517380b8e38567 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/esm/translators.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/esm/translators.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 const {
   Boolean,
   JSONParse,
+  ObjectGetPrototypeOf,
   ObjectPrototypeHasOwnProperty,
   ObjectKeys,
   PromisePrototypeCatch,
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ const {
   StringPrototypeReplace,
   StringPrototypeSplit,
   StringPrototypeStartsWith,
+  SyntaxErrorPrototype,
 } = primordials;
 
 let _TYPES = null;
@@ -147,6 +149,9 @@ translators.set('module', async function moduleStrategy(url) {
 });
 
 function enrichCJSError(err) {
+  if (err == null || ObjectGetPrototypeOf(err) !== SyntaxErrorPrototype) {
+    return;
+  }
   const stack = StringPrototypeSplit(err.stack, '\n');
   /*
   * The regular expression below targets the most common import statement
diff --git a/test/es-module/test-esm-cjs-load-error-note.mjs b/test/es-module/test-esm-cjs-load-error-note.mjs
index 0d0b1f37fbd995..0298432441391c 100644
--- a/test/es-module/test-esm-cjs-load-error-note.mjs
+++ b/test/es-module/test-esm-cjs-load-error-note.mjs
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ const Import2 = fixtures.path('/es-modules/es-note-promiserej-import-2.cjs');
 const Import3 = fixtures.path('/es-modules/es-note-unexpected-import-3.cjs');
 const Import4 = fixtures.path('/es-modules/es-note-unexpected-import-4.cjs');
 const Import5 = fixtures.path('/es-modules/es-note-unexpected-import-5.cjs');
+const Error1 = fixtures.path('/es-modules/es-note-error-1.mjs');
+const Error2 = fixtures.path('/es-modules/es-note-error-2.mjs');
+const Error3 = fixtures.path('/es-modules/es-note-error-3.mjs');
+const Error4 = fixtures.path('/es-modules/es-note-error-4.mjs');
 
 // Expect note to be included in the error output
 const expectedNote = 'To load an ES module, ' +
@@ -105,3 +109,55 @@ pImport5.on('close', mustCall((code) => {
   assert.ok(!pImport5Stderr.includes(expectedNote),
             `${expectedNote} must not be included in ${pImport5Stderr}`);
 }));
+
+const pError1 = spawn(process.execPath, [Error1]);
+let pError1Stderr = '';
+pError1.stderr.setEncoding('utf8');
+pError1.stderr.on('data', (data) => {
+  pError1Stderr += data;
+});
+pError1.on('close', mustCall((code) => {
+  assert.strictEqual(code, expectedCode);
+  assert.ok(pError1Stderr.includes('Error: some error'));
+  assert.ok(!pError1Stderr.includes(expectedNote),
+            `${expectedNote} must not be included in ${pError1Stderr}`);
+}));
+
+const pError2 = spawn(process.execPath, [Error2]);
+let pError2Stderr = '';
+pError2.stderr.setEncoding('utf8');
+pError2.stderr.on('data', (data) => {
+  pError2Stderr += data;
+});
+pError2.on('close', mustCall((code) => {
+  assert.strictEqual(code, expectedCode);
+  assert.ok(pError2Stderr.includes('string'));
+  assert.ok(!pError2Stderr.includes(expectedNote),
+            `${expectedNote} must not be included in ${pError2Stderr}`);
+}));
+
+const pError3 = spawn(process.execPath, [Error3]);
+let pError3Stderr = '';
+pError3.stderr.setEncoding('utf8');
+pError3.stderr.on('data', (data) => {
+  pError3Stderr += data;
+});
+pError3.on('close', mustCall((code) => {
+  assert.strictEqual(code, expectedCode);
+  assert.ok(pError3Stderr.includes('null'));
+  assert.ok(!pError3Stderr.includes(expectedNote),
+            `${expectedNote} must not be included in ${pError3Stderr}`);
+}));
+
+const pError4 = spawn(process.execPath, [Error4]);
+let pError4Stderr = '';
+pError4.stderr.setEncoding('utf8');
+pError4.stderr.on('data', (data) => {
+  pError4Stderr += data;
+});
+pError4.on('close', mustCall((code) => {
+  assert.strictEqual(code, expectedCode);
+  assert.ok(pError4Stderr.includes('undefined'));
+  assert.ok(!pError4Stderr.includes(expectedNote),
+            `${expectedNote} must not be included in ${pError4Stderr}`);
+}));
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es-modules/es-note-error-1.cjs b/test/fixtures/es-modules/es-note-error-1.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..3db3728b2079d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/es-modules/es-note-error-1.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+throw new Error('some error');
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es-modules/es-note-error-1.mjs b/test/fixtures/es-modules/es-note-error-1.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..8968fa5f573247
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/es-modules/es-note-error-1.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import './es-note-error-1.cjs';
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es-modules/es-note-error-2.cjs b/test/fixtures/es-modules/es-note-error-2.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..fdd2e30969a85e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/es-modules/es-note-error-2.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+throw 'string';
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es-modules/es-note-error-2.mjs b/test/fixtures/es-modules/es-note-error-2.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..0a04bf0fb1bf77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/es-modules/es-note-error-2.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import './es-note-error-2.cjs';
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es-modules/es-note-error-3.cjs b/test/fixtures/es-modules/es-note-error-3.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..37d3d14b8bfe1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/es-modules/es-note-error-3.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+throw null;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es-modules/es-note-error-3.mjs b/test/fixtures/es-modules/es-note-error-3.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..88840bb9d4d1a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/es-modules/es-note-error-3.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import './es-note-error-3.cjs';
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es-modules/es-note-error-4.cjs b/test/fixtures/es-modules/es-note-error-4.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..38ecbdff9801f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/es-modules/es-note-error-4.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+throw undefined;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es-modules/es-note-error-4.mjs b/test/fixtures/es-modules/es-note-error-4.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a94e1b10ed12f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/es-modules/es-note-error-4.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import './es-note-error-4.cjs';