diff --git a/lib/internal/vm.js b/lib/internal/vm.js
index 32bcdf06234b67..848e1ec5d559cd 100644
--- a/lib/internal/vm.js
+++ b/lib/internal/vm.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const {
   validateFunction,
   validateObject,
   validateString,
+  validateStringArray,
   validateUint32,
 } = require('internal/validators');
 const {
@@ -30,9 +31,7 @@ function isContext(object) {
 function internalCompileFunction(code, params, options) {
   validateString(code, 'code');
   if (params !== undefined) {
-    validateArray(params, 'params');
-    ArrayPrototypeForEach(params,
-                          (param, i) => validateString(param, `params[${i}]`));
+    validateStringArray(params, 'params');
   }
 
   const {