diff --git a/lib/vm.js b/lib/vm.js
index 0cccd284bfc758..f7444764ed5c3f 100644
--- a/lib/vm.js
+++ b/lib/vm.js
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ class Script extends ContextifyScript {
     code = `${code}`;
     if (typeof options === 'string') {
       options = { filename: options };
-    }
-    if (typeof options !== 'object' || options === null) {
+    } else if (typeof options !== 'object' || options === null) {
       throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('options', 'Object', options);
     }