diff --git a/lib/internal/options.js b/lib/internal/options.js
index a1d4bd984c4881..1c97aaee97742d 100644
--- a/lib/internal/options.js
+++ b/lib/internal/options.js
@@ -1,12 +1,32 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const { getOptions, shouldNotRegisterESMLoader } = internalBinding('options');
-const { options, aliases } = getOptions();
 
 let warnOnAllowUnauthorized = true;
 
+let optionsMap;
+let aliasesMap;
+
+// getOptions() would serialize the option values from C++ land.
+// It would error if the values are queried before bootstrap is
+// complete so that we don't accidentally include runtime-dependent
+// states into a runtime-independent snapshot.
+function getOptionsFromBinding() {
+  if (!optionsMap) {
+    ({ options: optionsMap } = getOptions());
+  }
+  return optionsMap;
+}
+
+function getAliasesFromBinding() {
+  if (!aliasesMap) {
+    ({ aliases: aliasesMap } = getOptions());
+  }
+  return aliasesMap;
+}
+
 function getOptionValue(option) {
-  return options.get(option)?.value;
+  return getOptionsFromBinding().get(option)?.value;
 }
 
 function getAllowUnauthorized() {
@@ -24,8 +44,12 @@ function getAllowUnauthorized() {
 }
 
 module.exports = {
-  options,
-  aliases,
+  get options() {
+    return getOptionsFromBinding();
+  },
+  get aliases() {
+    return getAliasesFromBinding();
+  },
   getOptionValue,
   getAllowUnauthorized,
   shouldNotRegisterESMLoader