diff --git a/src/base_object-inl.h b/src/base_object-inl.h
index ad900b6399f149..bb1e8d4b46bce3 100644
--- a/src/base_object-inl.h
+++ b/src/base_object-inl.h
@@ -148,15 +148,17 @@ bool BaseObject::IsWeakOrDetached() const {
   return pd->wants_weak_jsobj || pd->is_detached;
 }
 
+void BaseObject::LazilyInitializedJSTemplateConstructor(
+    const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args) {
+  DCHECK(args.IsConstructCall());
+  DCHECK_GT(args.This()->InternalFieldCount(), 0);
+  args.This()->SetAlignedPointerInInternalField(BaseObject::kSlot, nullptr);
+}
+
 v8::Local<v8::FunctionTemplate>
 BaseObject::MakeLazilyInitializedJSTemplate(Environment* env) {
-  auto constructor = [](const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args) {
-    DCHECK(args.IsConstructCall());
-    DCHECK_GT(args.This()->InternalFieldCount(), 0);
-    args.This()->SetAlignedPointerInInternalField(BaseObject::kSlot, nullptr);
-  };
-
-  v8::Local<v8::FunctionTemplate> t = env->NewFunctionTemplate(constructor);
+  v8::Local<v8::FunctionTemplate> t =
+      env->NewFunctionTemplate(LazilyInitializedJSTemplateConstructor);
   t->Inherit(BaseObject::GetConstructorTemplate(env));
   t->InstanceTemplate()->SetInternalFieldCount(
       BaseObject::kInternalFieldCount);
diff --git a/src/base_object.h b/src/base_object.h
index ec9d4a69d537b2..d46a0f216009c6 100644
--- a/src/base_object.h
+++ b/src/base_object.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ class BaseObject : public MemoryRetainer {
   // was also passed to the `BaseObject()` constructor initially.
   // This may return `nullptr` if the C++ object has not been constructed yet,
   // e.g. when the JS object used `MakeLazilyInitializedJSTemplate`.
+  static inline void LazilyInitializedJSTemplateConstructor(
+      const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args);
   static inline BaseObject* FromJSObject(v8::Local<v8::Value> object);
   template <typename T>
   static inline T* FromJSObject(v8::Local<v8::Value> object);
diff --git a/src/node_external_reference.cc b/src/node_external_reference.cc
index 73e1489865d3a4..94198719b6a002 100644
--- a/src/node_external_reference.cc
+++ b/src/node_external_reference.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "node_external_reference.h"
 #include <cinttypes>
 #include <vector>
+#include "base_object-inl.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 namespace node {
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ const std::vector<intptr_t>& ExternalReferenceRegistry::external_references() {
 }
 
 ExternalReferenceRegistry::ExternalReferenceRegistry() {
+  this->Register(BaseObject::LazilyInitializedJSTemplateConstructor);
+
 #define V(modname) _register_external_reference_##modname(this);
   EXTERNAL_REFERENCE_BINDING_LIST(V)
 #undef V