diff --git a/lib/internal/validators.js b/lib/internal/validators.js
index 991af52fee5b95..17b10dab189133 100644
--- a/lib/internal/validators.js
+++ b/lib/internal/validators.js
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ function validateInteger(value, name) {
 }
 
 function validateInt32(value, name, min = -2147483648, max = 2147483647) {
+  // The defaults for min and max correspond to the limits of 32-bit integers.
   if (!isInt32(value)) {
     let err;
     if (typeof value !== 'number') {
@@ -70,11 +71,14 @@ function validateInt32(value, name, min = -2147483648, max = 2147483647) {
     } else if (!Number.isInteger(value)) {
       err = new ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE(name, 'an integer', value);
     } else {
-      // 2 ** 31 === 2147483648
-      err = new ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE(name, '> -2147483649 && < 2147483648', value);
+      err = new ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE(name, `>= ${min} && <= ${max}`, value);
     }
     Error.captureStackTrace(err, validateInt32);
     throw err;
+  } else if (value < min || value > max) {
+    const err = new ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE(name, `>= ${min} && <= ${max}`, value);
+    Error.captureStackTrace(err, validateInt32);
+    throw err;
   }
 }