diff --git a/lib/console.js b/lib/console.js
index 46b7f7627eddae..5654c11c90e136 100644
--- a/lib/console.js
+++ b/lib/console.js
@@ -325,8 +325,7 @@ Console.prototype.table = function(tabularData, properties) {
   if (properties !== undefined && !ArrayIsArray(properties))
     throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('properties', 'Array', properties);
 
-  if (tabularData == null ||
-      (typeof tabularData !== 'object' && typeof tabularData !== 'function'))
+  if (tabularData == null || typeof tabularData !== 'object')
     return this.log(tabularData);
 
   const final = (k, v) => this.log(cliTable(k, v));
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-console-table.js b/test/parallel/test-console-table.js
index 64e2533f175e1d..2b63556acaa478 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-console-table.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-console-table.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ test(undefined, 'undefined\n');
 test(false, 'false\n');
 test('hi', 'hi\n');
 test(Symbol(), 'Symbol()\n');
+test(function() {}, '[Function]\n');
 
 test([1, 2, 3], `
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