diff --git a/lib/internal/errors.js b/lib/internal/errors.js
index 3e1921c01340d4..6791deffbdfa26 100644
--- a/lib/internal/errors.js
+++ b/lib/internal/errors.js
@@ -933,10 +933,10 @@ E('ERR_NO_ICU',
 E('ERR_NO_LONGER_SUPPORTED', '%s is no longer supported', Error);
 E('ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
   (str, range, input, replaceDefaultBoolean = false) => {
+    assert(range, 'Missing "range" argument');
     let msg = replaceDefaultBoolean ? str :
       `The value of "${str}" is out of range.`;
-    if (range !== undefined) msg += ` It must be ${range}.`;
-    msg += ` Received ${input}`;
+    msg += ` It must be ${range}. Received ${input}`;
     return msg;
   }, RangeError);
 E('ERR_REQUIRE_ESM', 'Must use import to load ES Module: %s', Error);