diff --git a/lib/internal/encoding.js b/lib/internal/encoding.js
index 0dec915124bf30..3a3d558361e118 100644
--- a/lib/internal/encoding.js
+++ b/lib/internal/encoding.js
@@ -491,10 +491,18 @@ function makeTextDecoderJS() {
     decode(input = empty, options = kEmptyObject) {
       validateDecoder(this);
       if (isAnyArrayBuffer(input)) {
-        input = lazyBuffer().from(input);
+        try {
+          input = lazyBuffer().from(input);
+        } catch {
+          input = empty;
+        }
       } else if (isArrayBufferView(input)) {
-        input = lazyBuffer().from(input.buffer, input.byteOffset,
-                                  input.byteLength);
+        try {
+          input = lazyBuffer().from(input.buffer, input.byteOffset,
+                                    input.byteLength);
+        } catch {
+          input = empty;
+        }
       } else {
         throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('input',
                                        ['ArrayBuffer', 'ArrayBufferView'],