diff --git a/lib/internal/errors.js b/lib/internal/errors.js
index b3a505aae8..d07be809f7 100644
--- a/lib/internal/errors.js
+++ b/lib/internal/errors.js
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@ E('ERR_INVALID_RETURN_PROPERTY', (input, name, prop, value) => {
 }, TypeError);
 E('ERR_INVALID_RETURN_PROPERTY_VALUE', (input, name, prop, value) => {
   let type;
-  if (value && value.constructor && value.constructor.name) {
+  if (value?.constructor?.name) {
     type = `instance of ${value.constructor.name}`;
   } else {
     type = `type ${typeof value}`;