diff --git a/lib/internal/errors.js b/lib/internal/errors.js
index 7570315abe54d6..24b96cd0039796 100644
--- a/lib/internal/errors.js
+++ b/lib/internal/errors.js
@@ -890,6 +890,32 @@ module.exports = {
   uvExceptionWithHostPort,
 };
 
+function determineSpecificType(value) {
+  let type = '';
+
+  if (value == null) {
+    type += value;
+  } else if (typeof value === 'function' && value.name) {
+    type = `function ${value.name}`;
+  } else if (typeof value === 'object') {
+    if (value.constructor?.name) {
+      type = `an instance of ${value.constructor.name}`;
+    } else {
+      const inspected = lazyInternalUtilInspect()
+        .inspect(value, { depth: -1 });
+      type += inspected;
+    }
+  } else {
+    let inspected = lazyInternalUtilInspect()
+      .inspect(value, { colors: false });
+    if (inspected.length > 25)
+      inspected = `${StringPrototypeSlice(inspected, 0, 25)}...`;
+    type = `type ${typeof value} (${inspected})`;
+  }
+
+  return type;
+}
+
 // To declare an error message, use the E(sym, val, def) function above. The sym
 // must be an upper case string. The val can be either a function or a string.
 // The def must be an error class.
@@ -1237,25 +1263,8 @@ E('ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
       }
     }
 
-    if (actual == null) {
-      msg += `. Received ${actual}`;
-    } else if (typeof actual === 'function' && actual.name) {
-      msg += `. Received function ${actual.name}`;
-    } else if (typeof actual === 'object') {
-      if (actual.constructor?.name) {
-        msg += `. Received an instance of ${actual.constructor.name}`;
-      } else {
-        const inspected = lazyInternalUtilInspect()
-          .inspect(actual, { depth: -1 });
-        msg += `. Received ${inspected}`;
-      }
-    } else {
-      let inspected = lazyInternalUtilInspect()
-        .inspect(actual, { colors: false });
-      if (inspected.length > 25)
-        inspected = `${StringPrototypeSlice(inspected, 0, 25)}...`;
-      msg += `. Received type ${typeof actual} (${inspected})`;
-    }
+    msg += `. Received ${determineSpecificType(actual)}`;
+
     return msg;
   }, TypeError);
 E('ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE', (name, value, reason = 'is invalid') => {
@@ -1335,12 +1344,8 @@ E('ERR_INVALID_RETURN_PROPERTY_VALUE', (input, name, prop, value) => {
          ` "${name}" function but got ${type}.`;
 }, TypeError);
 E('ERR_INVALID_RETURN_VALUE', (input, name, value) => {
-  let type;
-  if (value?.constructor?.name) {
-    type = `instance of ${value.constructor.name}`;
-  } else {
-    type = `type ${typeof value}`;
-  }
+  const type = determineSpecificType(value);
+
   return `Expected ${input} to be returned from the "${name}"` +
          ` function but got ${type}.`;
 }, TypeError, RangeError);