diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index da6aebf7178cf6..90b04df7e5cd88 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -165,11 +165,11 @@ MaybeLocal<Value> ExecuteBootstrapper(Environment* env,
   MaybeLocal<Function> maybe_fn =
       NativeModuleEnv::LookupAndCompile(env->context(), id, parameters, env);
 
-  if (maybe_fn.IsEmpty()) {
+  Local<Function> fn;
+  if (!maybe_fn.ToLocal(&fn)) {
     return MaybeLocal<Value>();
   }
 
-  Local<Function> fn = maybe_fn.ToLocalChecked();
   MaybeLocal<Value> result = fn->Call(env->context(),
                                       Undefined(env->isolate()),
                                       arguments->size(),