diff --git a/src/node_util.cc b/src/node_util.cc
index b9553eaaa6763d..e0ef7d421ff24a 100644
--- a/src/node_util.cc
+++ b/src/node_util.cc
@@ -91,11 +91,12 @@ static void GetProxyDetails(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   if (!args[0]->IsProxy())
     return;
 
-  CHECK(args[1]->IsBoolean());
-
   Local<Proxy> proxy = args[0].As<Proxy>();
 
-  if (args[1]->IsTrue()) {
+  // TODO(BridgeAR): Remove the length check as soon as we prohibit access to
+  // the util binding layer. It's accessed in the wild and `esm` would break in
+  // case the check is removed.
+  if (args.Length() == 1 || args[1]->IsTrue()) {
     Local<Value> ret[] = {
       proxy->GetTarget(),
       proxy->GetHandler()
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-util-inspect-proxy.js b/test/parallel/test-util-inspect-proxy.js
index 5789a6ffbcf6c5..f87ebecb8e7e7c 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-util-inspect-proxy.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-util-inspect-proxy.js
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ let details = processUtil.getProxyDetails(proxyObj, true);
 assert.strictEqual(target, details[0]);
 assert.strictEqual(handler, details[1]);
 
+details = processUtil.getProxyDetails(proxyObj);
+assert.strictEqual(target, details[0]);
+assert.strictEqual(handler, details[1]);
+
 details = processUtil.getProxyDetails(proxyObj, false);
 assert.strictEqual(target, details);