diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/esm/hooks.js b/lib/internal/modules/esm/hooks.js
index 206db0b3c67178..78556f6a5afc8f 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/esm/hooks.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/esm/hooks.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const {
   ReflectSet,
   SafeSet,
   StringPrototypeSlice,
+  StringPrototypeStartsWith,
   StringPrototypeToUpperCase,
   globalThis,
 } = primordials;
@@ -147,11 +148,13 @@ class Hooks {
    */
   async register(urlOrSpecifier, parentURL, data) {
     const cascadedLoader = require('internal/modules/esm/loader').getOrInitializeCascadedLoader();
-    const keyedExports = await cascadedLoader.import(
-      urlOrSpecifier,
-      parentURL,
-      kEmptyObject,
-    );
+    const keyedExports = StringPrototypeStartsWith(urlOrSpecifier, 'node:internal/') ?
+      require(StringPrototypeSlice(urlOrSpecifier, 5)) :
+      await cascadedLoader.import(
+        urlOrSpecifier,
+        parentURL,
+        kEmptyObject,
+      );
     await this.addCustomLoader(urlOrSpecifier, keyedExports, data);
   }