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+'use strict';
+const common = require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const vm = require('vm');
+
+// Regression test for https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/34606
+
+const handler = {
+  getOwnPropertyDescriptor: common.mustCallAtLeast(() => {
+    return {};
+  })
+};
+
+const proxy = new Proxy({}, handler);
+assert.throws(() => vm.runInNewContext('p = 6', proxy),
+              /getOwnPropertyDescriptor/);