diff --git a/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js b/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
index 67a7c109198a50..1ff14ce7f16066 100644
--- a/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
+++ b/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
@@ -261,7 +261,9 @@
       enumerable: true,
       get: function() {
         if (!console) {
-          console = installInspectorConsole(originalConsole);
+          console = originalConsole === undefined ?
+              NativeModule.require('console') :
+              installInspectorConsole(originalConsole);
         }
         return console;
       }