diff --git a/lib/internal/event_target.js b/lib/internal/event_target.js
index b59e8392325b4f..24530b0c01ffe0 100644
--- a/lib/internal/event_target.js
+++ b/lib/internal/event_target.js
@@ -88,7 +88,12 @@ class Event {
     validateObject(options, 'options', {
       allowArray: true, allowFunction: true, nullable: true,
     });
-    const { cancelable, bubbles, composed } = { ...options };
+    const {
+      cancelable,
+      bubbles,
+      composed,
+      [kTrustEvent]: trustEvent,
+    } = { ...options };
     this[kCancelable] = !!cancelable;
     this[kBubbles] = !!bubbles;
     this[kComposed] = !!composed;
@@ -96,7 +101,7 @@ class Event {
     this[kDefaultPrevented] = false;
     this[kTimestamp] = lazyNow();
     this[kPropagationStopped] = false;
-    if (options?.[kTrustEvent]) {
+    if (trustEvent) {
       isTrustedSet.add(this);
     }