diff --git a/packages/node-integration-tests/suites/public-api/LocalVariables/test.ts b/packages/node-integration-tests/suites/public-api/LocalVariables/test.ts
index aae488d50475..d07959e9d10d 100644
--- a/packages/node-integration-tests/suites/public-api/LocalVariables/test.ts
+++ b/packages/node-integration-tests/suites/public-api/LocalVariables/test.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 import type { Event } from '@sentry/node';
-import { parseSemver } from '@sentry/utils';
 import * as childProcess from 'child_process';
 import * as path from 'path';
 
-const nodeMajor = parseSemver(process.version.slice(1)).major || 1;
+import { conditionalTest } from '../../../utils';
 
-const testIf = (condition: boolean, t: jest.It) => (condition ? t : t.skip);
-
-describe('LocalVariables integration', () => {
+conditionalTest({ min: 18 })('LocalVariables integration', () => {
   test('Should not include local variables by default', done => {
     expect.assertions(2);
 
@@ -57,7 +54,7 @@ describe('LocalVariables integration', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  testIf(nodeMajor > 10, test)('Should include local variables with ESM', done => {
+  test('Should include local variables with ESM', done => {
     expect.assertions(4);
 
     const testScriptPath = path.resolve(__dirname, 'local-variables-caught.mjs');
diff --git a/packages/node/src/integrations/localvariables.ts b/packages/node/src/integrations/localvariables.ts
index 0b5f8865e1ca..f98011d94832 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/integrations/localvariables.ts
+++ b/packages/node/src/integrations/localvariables.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import type { Event, EventProcessor, Exception, Hub, Integration, StackFrame, StackParser } from '@sentry/types';
+import { logger } from '@sentry/utils';
 import type { Debugger, InspectorNotification, Runtime, Session } from 'inspector';
 import { LRUMap } from 'lru_map';
 
+import { NODE_VERSION } from '../nodeVersion';
 import type { NodeClientOptions } from '../types';
 
 type Variables = Record<string, unknown>;
@@ -282,6 +284,15 @@ export class LocalVariables implements Integration {
     clientOptions: NodeClientOptions | undefined,
   ): void {
     if (this._session && clientOptions?.includeLocalVariables) {
+      // Only setup this integration if the Node version is >= v18
+      // https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/issues/7697
+      const unsupportedNodeVersion = (NODE_VERSION.major || 0) < 18;
+
+      if (unsupportedNodeVersion) {
+        logger.log('The `LocalVariables` integration is only supported on Node >= v18.');
+        return;
+      }
+
       this._session.configureAndConnect(
         (ev, complete) =>
           this._handlePaused(clientOptions.stackParser, ev as InspectorNotification<PausedExceptionEvent>, complete),
diff --git a/packages/node/test/integrations/localvariables.test.ts b/packages/node/test/integrations/localvariables.test.ts
index 37e980c9cb96..6cd3527b9dae 100644
--- a/packages/node/test/integrations/localvariables.test.ts
+++ b/packages/node/test/integrations/localvariables.test.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ import type { LRUMap } from 'lru_map';
 import { defaultStackParser } from '../../src';
 import type { DebugSession, FrameVariables } from '../../src/integrations/localvariables';
 import { createCallbackList, LocalVariables } from '../../src/integrations/localvariables';
+import { NODE_VERSION } from '../../src/nodeVersion';
 import { getDefaultNodeClientOptions } from '../../test/helper/node-client-options';
 
+const describeIf = (condition: boolean) => (condition ? describe : describe.skip);
+
 interface ThrowOn {
   configureAndConnect?: boolean;
   getLocalVariables?: boolean;
@@ -145,7 +148,7 @@ const exceptionEvent100Frames = {
   },
 };
 
-describe('LocalVariables', () => {
+describeIf(NODE_VERSION >= 18)('LocalVariables', () => {
   it('Adds local variables to stack frames', async () => {
     expect.assertions(7);