diff --git a/lib/internal/errors.js b/lib/internal/errors.js
index 4c2330cc4ca225..2cf7df436b5e9f 100644
--- a/lib/internal/errors.js
+++ b/lib/internal/errors.js
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ E('ERR_REQUIRE_ESM',
         filename : path.basename(filename);
       msg +=
         '\nrequire() of ES modules is not supported.\nrequire() of ' +
-        `${filename} ${parentPath ? `from ${parentPath} ` : ''}` +
+        `${filename} from ${parentPath} ` +
         'is an ES module file as it is a .js file whose nearest parent ' +
         'package.json contains "type": "module" which defines all .js ' +
         'files in that package scope as ES modules.\nInstead rename ' +