diff --git a/lib/async_hooks.js b/lib/async_hooks.js
index 187d29281f9652..c120a4828855e9 100644
--- a/lib/async_hooks.js
+++ b/lib/async_hooks.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const {
 const { kEmptyObject } = require('internal/util');
 const {
   validateFunction,
+  validateObject,
   validateString,
 } = require('internal/validators');
 const internal_async_hooks = require('internal/async_hooks');
@@ -276,9 +277,7 @@ const storageHook = createHook({
 
 class AsyncLocalStorage {
   constructor(options = kEmptyObject) {
-    if (typeof options !== 'object' || options === null) {
-      throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('options', 'Object', options);
-    }
+    validateObject(options, 'options');
 
     const { onPropagate = null } = options;
     if (onPropagate !== null && typeof onPropagate !== 'function') {