diff --git a/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js b/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
index 4e1e2aa9018b5a..71a6c529041b47 100644
--- a/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
+++ b/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
@@ -393,9 +393,7 @@
   }
 
   function isDebugBreak() {
-    return process.execArgv.some((arg) => {
-      return arg.match(/^--debug-brk(=[0-9]*)?$/);
-    });
+    return process.execArgv.some((arg) => /^--debug-brk(=[0-9]+)?$/.test(arg));
   }
 
   function run(entryFunction) {