diff --git a/lib/internal/bootstrap/loaders.js b/lib/internal/bootstrap/loaders.js
index 5e5a79fd70b100..919f973d230f80 100644
--- a/lib/internal/bootstrap/loaders.js
+++ b/lib/internal/bootstrap/loaders.js
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
     NativeModule.isInternal = function(id) {
       return id.startsWith('internal/') ||
           (id === 'worker_threads' &&
-           !process.binding('config').experimentalWorker);
+           !internalBinding('options').getOptions('--experimental-worker'));
     };
   }