diff --git a/lib/internal/util/inspect.js b/lib/internal/util/inspect.js
index d78a4e97d218a6..efb0483d0b96b2 100644
--- a/lib/internal/util/inspect.js
+++ b/lib/internal/util/inspect.js
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ function getConstructorName(obj, ctx, recurseTimes, protoProps) {
         addPrototypeProperties(
           ctx, tmp, firstProto || tmp, recurseTimes, protoProps);
       }
-      return descriptor.value.name;
+      return String(descriptor.value.name);
     }
 
     obj = ObjectGetPrototypeOf(obj);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-util-inspect.js b/test/parallel/test-util-inspect.js
index 43913c3ab4c9da..45bf8d70030bed 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-util-inspect.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-util-inspect.js
@@ -1396,6 +1396,9 @@ if (typeof Symbol !== 'undefined') {
   class SetSubclass extends Set {}
   class MapSubclass extends Map {}
   class PromiseSubclass extends Promise {}
+  class SymbolNameClass {
+    static name = Symbol('name');
+  }
 
   const x = new ObjectSubclass();
   x.foo = 42;
@@ -1409,6 +1412,8 @@ if (typeof Symbol !== 'undefined') {
                      "MapSubclass(1) [Map] { 'foo' => 42 }");
   assert.strictEqual(util.inspect(new PromiseSubclass(() => {})),
                      'PromiseSubclass [Promise] { <pending> }');
+  assert.strictEqual(util.inspect(new SymbolNameClass()),
+                     'Symbol(name) {}');
   assert.strictEqual(
     util.inspect({ a: { b: new ArraySubclass([1, [2], 3]) } }, { depth: 1 }),
     '{ a: { b: [ArraySubclass] } }'