diff --git a/lib/_http_server.js b/lib/_http_server.js
index ee763daf889a28..97107cead89d5c 100644
--- a/lib/_http_server.js
+++ b/lib/_http_server.js
@@ -68,7 +68,10 @@ const {
   ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE,
   ERR_INVALID_CHAR
 } = codes;
-const { validateInteger } = require('internal/validators');
+const {
+  validateInteger,
+  validateBoolean
+} = require('internal/validators');
 const Buffer = require('buffer').Buffer;
 const {
   DTRACE_HTTP_SERVER_REQUEST,
@@ -346,11 +349,8 @@ function Server(options, requestListener) {
   this.maxHeaderSize = maxHeaderSize;
 
   const insecureHTTPParser = options.insecureHTTPParser;
-  if (insecureHTTPParser !== undefined &&
-      typeof insecureHTTPParser !== 'boolean') {
-    throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE(
-      'options.insecureHTTPParser', 'boolean', insecureHTTPParser);
-  }
+  if (insecureHTTPParser !== undefined)
+    validateBoolean(insecureHTTPParser, 'options.insecureHTTPParser');
   this.insecureHTTPParser = insecureHTTPParser;
 
   net.Server.call(this, { allowHalfOpen: true });
@@ -382,9 +382,7 @@ Server.prototype.setTimeout = function setTimeout(msecs, callback) {
   return this;
 };
 
-Server.prototype[EE.captureRejectionSymbol] = function(
-  err, event, ...args) {
-
+Server.prototype[EE.captureRejectionSymbol] = function(err, event, ...args) {
   switch (event) {
     case 'request':
       const [ , res] = args;