diff --git a/lib/internal/url.js b/lib/internal/url.js
index 279519004f9207..939374a495856c 100644
--- a/lib/internal/url.js
+++ b/lib/internal/url.js
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ function onParseComplete(flags, protocol, username, password,
   initSearchParams(this[searchParams], query);
 }
 
-function onParseError(flags, input) {
+function onParseError(input, flags) {
   throw new ERR_INVALID_URL(input);
 }
 
@@ -627,7 +627,8 @@ class URL {
     }
     this[context] = new URLContext();
     parse(input, -1, base_context, undefined,
-          FunctionPrototypeBind(onParseComplete, this), onParseError);
+          FunctionPrototypeBind(onParseComplete, this),
+          FunctionPrototypeBind(onParseError, this, input));
   }
 
   get [special]() {
@@ -740,7 +741,8 @@ class URL {
     // toUSVString is not needed.
     input = `${input}`;
     parse(input, -1, undefined, undefined,
-          FunctionPrototypeBind(onParseComplete, this), onParseError);
+          FunctionPrototypeBind(onParseComplete, this),
+          FunctionPrototypeBind(onParseError, this, input));
   }
 
   // readonly
diff --git a/src/node_url.cc b/src/node_url.cc
index 59abbe43f9917d..79476e7a2f6a95 100644
--- a/src/node_url.cc
+++ b/src/node_url.cc
@@ -142,22 +142,12 @@ URLHost::~URLHost() {
   XX(ARG_FRAGMENT)                                                            \
   XX(ARG_COUNT)  // This one has to be last.
 
-#define ERR_ARGS(XX)                                                          \
-  XX(ERR_ARG_FLAGS)                                                           \
-  XX(ERR_ARG_INPUT)                                                           \
-
 enum url_cb_args {
 #define XX(name) name,
   ARGS(XX)
 #undef XX
 };
 
-enum url_error_cb_args {
-#define XX(name) name,
-  ERR_ARGS(XX)
-#undef XX
-};
-
 #define TWO_CHAR_STRING_TEST(bits, name, expr)                                \
   template <typename T>                                                       \
   bool name(const T ch1, const T ch2) {                                \
@@ -1679,12 +1669,8 @@ void Parse(Environment* env,
     SetArgs(env, argv, url);
     cb->Call(context, recv, arraysize(argv), argv).FromMaybe(Local<Value>());
   } else if (error_cb->IsFunction()) {
-    Local<Value> argv[2] = { undef, undef };
-    argv[ERR_ARG_FLAGS] = Integer::NewFromUnsigned(isolate, url.flags);
-    argv[ERR_ARG_INPUT] =
-      String::NewFromUtf8(env->isolate(), input).ToLocalChecked();
-    error_cb.As<Function>()->Call(context, recv, arraysize(argv), argv)
-        .FromMaybe(Local<Value>());
+    Local<Value> flags = Integer::NewFromUnsigned(isolate, url.flags);
+    USE(error_cb.As<Function>()->Call(context, recv, 1, &flags));
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-url-null-char.js b/test/parallel/test-url-null-char.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..468080844d534b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-url-null-char.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+'use strict';
+require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+assert.throws(
+  () => { new URL('a\0b'); },
+  { input: 'a\0b' }
+);