diff --git a/src/node_native_module.cc b/src/node_native_module.cc
index a5aa1edaf91143..c4fd96c75c1862 100644
--- a/src/node_native_module.cc
+++ b/src/node_native_module.cc
@@ -224,7 +224,10 @@ MaybeLocal<String> NativeModuleLoader::LoadBuiltinModuleSource(Isolate* isolate,
       isolate, contents.c_str(), v8::NewStringType::kNormal, contents.length());
 #else
   const auto source_it = source_.find(id);
-  CHECK_NE(source_it, source_.end());
+  if (UNLIKELY(source_it == source_.end())) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Cannot find native builtin: \"%s\".\n", id);
+    ABORT();
+  }
   return source_it->second.ToStringChecked(isolate);
 #endif  // NODE_BUILTIN_MODULES_PATH
 }