diff --git a/lib/wasi.js b/lib/wasi.js
index 0a6574108ebfb3..7ea2d1bbe0f7c0 100644
--- a/lib/wasi.js
+++ b/lib/wasi.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 /* global WebAssembly */
 const {
-  ArrayIsArray,
   ArrayPrototypeMap,
   ArrayPrototypePush,
   FunctionPrototypeBind,
@@ -13,6 +12,11 @@ const {
   ERR_WASI_ALREADY_STARTED
 } = require('internal/errors').codes;
 const { emitExperimentalWarning } = require('internal/util');
+const {
+  validateArray,
+  validateBoolean,
+  validateObject,
+} = require('internal/validators');
 const { WASI: _WASI } = internalBinding('wasi');
 const kExitCode = Symbol('exitCode');
 const kSetMemory = Symbol('setMemory');
@@ -23,52 +27,39 @@ emitExperimentalWarning('WASI');
 
 class WASI {
   constructor(options = {}) {
-    if (options === null || typeof options !== 'object')
-      throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('options', 'object', options);
-
-    const { env, preopens, returnOnExit = false } = options;
-    let { args = [] } = options;
+    validateObject(options, 'options');
 
-    if (ArrayIsArray(args))
-      args = ArrayPrototypeMap(args, (arg) => { return String(arg); });
-    else
-      throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('options.args', 'Array', args);
+    if (options.args !== undefined)
+      validateArray(options.args, 'options.args');
+    const args = ArrayPrototypeMap(options.args || [], String);
 
-    const envPairs = [];
-
-    if (env !== null && typeof env === 'object') {
-      for (const key in env) {
-        const value = env[key];
+    const env = [];
+    if (options.env !== undefined) {
+      validateObject(options.env, 'options.env');
+      for (const [key, value] of ObjectEntries(options.env)) {
         if (value !== undefined)
-          ArrayPrototypePush(envPairs, `${key}=${value}`);
+          ArrayPrototypePush(env, `${key}=${value}`);
       }
-    } else if (env !== undefined) {
-      throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('options.env', 'Object', env);
     }
 
-    const preopenArray = [];
-
-    if (typeof preopens === 'object' && preopens !== null) {
-      for (const [key, value] of ObjectEntries(preopens)) {
-        ArrayPrototypePush(preopenArray, String(key), String(value));
+    const preopens = [];
+    if (options.preopens !== undefined) {
+      validateObject(options.preopens, 'options.preopens');
+      for (const [key, value] of ObjectEntries(options.preopens)) {
+        ArrayPrototypePush(preopens, String(key), String(value));
       }
-    } else if (preopens !== undefined) {
-      throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('options.preopens', 'Object', preopens);
-    }
-
-    if (typeof returnOnExit !== 'boolean') {
-      throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE(
-        'options.returnOnExit', 'boolean', returnOnExit);
     }
 
-    const wrap = new _WASI(args, envPairs, preopenArray);
+    const wrap = new _WASI(args, env, preopens);
 
     for (const prop in wrap) {
       wrap[prop] = FunctionPrototypeBind(wrap[prop], wrap);
     }
 
-    if (returnOnExit) {
-      wrap.proc_exit = FunctionPrototypeBind(wasiReturnOnProcExit, this);
+    if (options.returnOnExit !== undefined) {
+      validateBoolean(options.returnOnExit, 'options.returnOnExit');
+      if (options.returnOnExit)
+        wrap.proc_exit = FunctionPrototypeBind(wasiReturnOnProcExit, this);
     }
 
     this[kSetMemory] = wrap._setMemory;
@@ -86,8 +77,7 @@ class WASI {
 
     const exports = instance.exports;
 
-    if (exports === null || typeof exports !== 'object')
-      throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('instance.exports', 'Object', exports);
+    validateObject(exports, 'instance.exports');
 
     const { memory } = exports;