diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 7e8831ceeea..7c0c8adcd6c 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -106,7 +106,10 @@ if (util.nodeMajor > 16 || (util.nodeMajor === 16 && util.nodeMinor >= 8)) {
     try {
       return await fetchImpl(...arguments)
     } catch (err) {
-      Error.captureStackTrace(err, this)
+      if (typeof err === 'object') {
+        Error.captureStackTrace(err, this)
+      }
+
       throw err
     }
   }
diff --git a/test/fetch/issue-2242.js b/test/fetch/issue-2242.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fe704123e9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fetch/issue-2242.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const { test } = require('tap')
+const { fetch } = require('../..')
+
+test('fetch with signal already aborted', async (t) => {
+  await t.rejects(fetch('http://localhost', { signal: AbortSignal.abort('Already aborted') }), 'Already aborted')
+})