diff --git a/src/crypto/crypto_dsa.cc b/src/crypto/crypto_dsa.cc
index 6839283fbf4ca7..dce1f93f4c20d5 100644
--- a/src/crypto/crypto_dsa.cc
+++ b/src/crypto/crypto_dsa.cc
@@ -89,10 +89,7 @@ Maybe<bool> DsaKeyGenTraits::AdditionalConfig(
 
   params->params.modulus_bits = args[*offset].As<Uint32>()->Value();
   params->params.divisor_bits = args[*offset + 1].As<Int32>()->Value();
-  if (params->params.divisor_bits < -1) {
-    THROW_ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE(env, "invalid value for divisor_bits");
-    return Nothing<bool>();
-  }
+  CHECK_GE(params->params.divisor_bits, -1);
 
   *offset += 2;
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-crypto-keygen.js b/test/parallel/test-crypto-keygen.js
index 1a77266b057041..df8c5d93a90342 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-crypto-keygen.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-crypto-keygen.js
@@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ const sec1EncExp = (cipher) => getRegExpForPEM('EC PRIVATE KEY', cipher);
   }
 
   // Test invalid divisor lengths. (out of range)
-  for (const divisorLength of [-6, -9, 2147483648]) {
+  for (const divisorLength of [-1, -6, -9, 2147483648]) {
     assert.throws(() => generateKeyPair('dsa', {
       modulusLength: 2048,
       divisorLength