diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js b/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js
index 332767b3ab225b..b101f23dbe1321 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ function createRequireFromPath(filename) {
 
 Module.createRequireFromPath = createRequireFromPath;
 
-const createRequireError = 'must be a file URL object, file URL string, or' +
+const createRequireError = 'must be a file URL object, file URL string, or ' +
   'absolute path string';
 
 function createRequire(filename) {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-module-create-require.js b/test/parallel/test-module-create-require.js
index fa25b87f95921b..fc7c8b3fc697ea 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-module-create-require.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-module-create-require.js
@@ -30,5 +30,7 @@ assert.throws(() => {
 assert.throws(() => {
   createRequire({});
 }, {
-  code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE'
+  code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE',
+  message: 'The argument \'filename\' must be a file URL object, file URL ' +
+           'string, or absolute path string. Received {}'
 });