diff --git a/src/module_wrap.cc b/src/module_wrap.cc
index b735fd8e3b3719..48af2daa1391c8 100644
--- a/src/module_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/module_wrap.cc
@@ -685,8 +685,7 @@ void ModuleWrap::Resolve(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Maybe<URL> result = node::loader::Resolve(env, specifier_std, url);
   if (result.IsNothing() || (result.FromJust().flags() & URL_FLAGS_FAILED)) {
     std::string msg = "Cannot find module " + specifier_std;
-    env->ThrowError(msg.c_str());
-    return;
+    return node::THROW_ERR_MISSING_MODULE(env, msg.c_str());
   }
 
   args.GetReturnValue().Set(result.FromJust().ToObject(env));
diff --git a/src/node_errors.h b/src/node_errors.h
index fadbdbe37408b1..133fb3ab96dc8c 100644
--- a/src/node_errors.h
+++ b/src/node_errors.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ namespace node {
   V(ERR_INDEX_OUT_OF_RANGE, RangeError)                                      \
   V(ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE, TypeError)                                         \
   V(ERR_MEMORY_ALLOCATION_FAILED, Error)                                     \
+  V(ERR_MISSING_MODULE, Error)                                               \
   V(ERR_STRING_TOO_LONG, Error)                                              \
   V(ERR_BUFFER_TOO_LARGE, Error)