diff --git a/lib/internal/worker.js b/lib/internal/worker.js
index d59399bfefed10..1d2cd8cefd2996 100644
--- a/lib/internal/worker.js
+++ b/lib/internal/worker.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const {
-  ArrayIsArray,
   ArrayPrototypeForEach,
   ArrayPrototypeMap,
   ArrayPrototypePush,
@@ -122,11 +121,9 @@ class Worker extends EventEmitter {
   constructor(filename, options = {}) {
     super();
     debug(`[${threadId}] create new worker`, filename, options);
-    if (options.execArgv && !ArrayIsArray(options.execArgv)) {
-      throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('options.execArgv',
-                                     'Array',
-                                     options.execArgv);
-    }
+    if (options.execArgv)
+      validateArray(options.execArgv, 'options.execArgv');
+
     let argv;
     if (options.argv) {
       validateArray(options.argv, 'options.argv');