diff --git a/lib/internal/vm.js b/lib/internal/vm.js
index b14ba13e7e4cfb..d2063c78e6315d 100644
--- a/lib/internal/vm.js
+++ b/lib/internal/vm.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const {
   validateObject,
   validateString,
   validateStringArray,
-  validateUint32,
+  validateInt32,
 } = require('internal/validators');
 const {
   ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE,
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ function internalCompileFunction(code, params, options) {
   } = options;
 
   validateString(filename, 'options.filename');
-  validateUint32(columnOffset, 'options.columnOffset');
-  validateUint32(lineOffset, 'options.lineOffset');
+  validateInt32(columnOffset, 'options.columnOffset');
+  validateInt32(lineOffset, 'options.lineOffset');
   if (cachedData !== undefined)
     validateBuffer(cachedData, 'options.cachedData');
   validateBoolean(produceCachedData, 'options.produceCachedData');
diff --git a/test/es-module/test-vm-compile-function-lineoffset.js b/test/es-module/test-vm-compile-function-lineoffset.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..47846a3aa6eb8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/es-module/test-vm-compile-function-lineoffset.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+'use strict';
+
+require('../common');
+
+const assert = require('assert');
+const { compileFunction } = require('node:vm');
+
+const min = -2147483648;
+const max = 2147483647;
+
+compileFunction('', [], { lineOffset: min, columnOffset: min });
+compileFunction('', [], { lineOffset: max, columnOffset: max });
+
+assert.throws(
+  () => {
+    compileFunction('', [], { lineOffset: min - 1, columnOffset: max });
+  },
+  {
+    code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
+    name: 'RangeError',
+    message: /The value of "options\.lineOffset" is out of range/,
+  }
+);
+
+assert.throws(
+  () => {
+    compileFunction('', [], { lineOffset: min, columnOffset: min - 1 });
+  },
+  {
+    code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
+    name: 'RangeError',
+    message: /The value of "options\.columnOffset" is out of range/,
+  }
+);