diff --git a/cli/proc_state.rs b/cli/proc_state.rs
index a146f24f43..0ab6b37544 100644
--- a/cli/proc_state.rs
+++ b/cli/proc_state.rs
@@ -534,6 +534,11 @@ impl ProcState {
       match maybe_resolved {
         Some((found_referrer, Resolution::Ok(resolved))) => {
           let specifier = &resolved.specifier;
+
+          if specifier.scheme() == "node" {
+            return node::resolve_builtin_node_module(specifier.path());
+          }
+
           if let Ok(reference) = NpmPackageReference::from_specifier(specifier)
           {
             if !self.options.unstable()
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/run/node_builtin_modules/mod.js b/cli/tests/testdata/run/node_builtin_modules/mod.js
index 70e39be568..4d3f486956 100644
--- a/cli/tests/testdata/run/node_builtin_modules/mod.js
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/run/node_builtin_modules/mod.js
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
+import { createRequire } from "node:module";
+console.log(createRequire);
 import process from "node:process";
 console.log(process.version);
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/run/node_builtin_modules/mod.js.out b/cli/tests/testdata/run/node_builtin_modules/mod.js.out
index 9dc2247f4d..d49dbb3213 100644
--- a/cli/tests/testdata/run/node_builtin_modules/mod.js.out
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/run/node_builtin_modules/mod.js.out
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+[Function: createRequire]
 v[WILDCARD].[WILDCARD].[WILDCARD]
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/run/node_builtin_modules/mod.ts b/cli/tests/testdata/run/node_builtin_modules/mod.ts
index 70e39be568..4d3f486956 100644
--- a/cli/tests/testdata/run/node_builtin_modules/mod.ts
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/run/node_builtin_modules/mod.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
+import { createRequire } from "node:module";
+console.log(createRequire);
 import process from "node:process";
 console.log(process.version);
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/run/node_builtin_modules/mod.ts.out b/cli/tests/testdata/run/node_builtin_modules/mod.ts.out
index 9dc2247f4d..d49dbb3213 100644
--- a/cli/tests/testdata/run/node_builtin_modules/mod.ts.out
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/run/node_builtin_modules/mod.ts.out
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+[Function: createRequire]
 v[WILDCARD].[WILDCARD].[WILDCARD]