diff --git a/src/env-inl.h b/src/env-inl.h
index 3d1aca994ffb03..a2ab98d66db10d 100644
--- a/src/env-inl.h
+++ b/src/env-inl.h
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ inline void Environment::set_printed_error(bool value) {
 }
 
 inline void Environment::set_trace_sync_io(bool value) {
-  options_->trace_sync_io = value;
+  trace_sync_io_ = value;
 }
 
 inline bool Environment::abort_on_uncaught_exception() const {
diff --git a/src/env.cc b/src/env.cc
index ca5e11ac558ace..257bf78519f32d 100644
--- a/src/env.cc
+++ b/src/env.cc
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ void Environment::StopProfilerIdleNotifier() {
 }
 
 void Environment::PrintSyncTrace() const {
-  if (!options_->trace_sync_io) return;
+  if (!trace_sync_io_) return;
 
   HandleScope handle_scope(isolate());
 
diff --git a/src/env.h b/src/env.h
index 65173fd1cc8fc7..82ed066f9cde48 100644
--- a/src/env.h
+++ b/src/env.h
@@ -1250,6 +1250,7 @@ class Environment : public MemoryRetainer {
   const uint64_t timer_base_;
   std::shared_ptr<KVStore> env_vars_;
   bool printed_error_ = false;
+  bool trace_sync_io_ = false;
   bool emit_env_nonstring_warning_ = true;
   bool emit_err_name_warning_ = true;
   size_t async_callback_scope_depth_ = 0;
diff --git a/src/node_main_instance.cc b/src/node_main_instance.cc
index 5d5a48cc36a54b..05ff8d55267511 100644
--- a/src/node_main_instance.cc
+++ b/src/node_main_instance.cc
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ int NodeMainInstance::Run() {
       env->async_hooks()->pop_async_id(1);
     }
 
+    env->set_trace_sync_io(env->options()->trace_sync_io);
+
     {
       SealHandleScope seal(isolate_);
       bool more;