diff --git a/lib/internal/bootstrap/realm.js b/lib/internal/bootstrap/realm.js
index f9d096ca963464..c6935c6f7775fc 100644
--- a/lib/internal/bootstrap/realm.js
+++ b/lib/internal/bootstrap/realm.js
@@ -426,7 +426,9 @@ function requireBuiltin(id) {
 // Allow internal modules from dependencies to require
 // other modules from dependencies by providing fallbacks.
 function requireWithFallbackInDeps(request) {
-  if (!BuiltinModule.map.has(request)) {
+  if (StringPrototypeStartsWith(request, 'node:')) {
+    request = StringPrototypeSlice(request, 5);
+  } else if (!BuiltinModule.map.has(request)) {
     request = `internal/deps/${request}`;
   }
   return requireBuiltin(request);