diff --git a/lib/internal/quic/core.js b/lib/internal/quic/core.js
index d6f94ed831a982..0c326872a7a2ea 100644
--- a/lib/internal/quic/core.js
+++ b/lib/internal/quic/core.js
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ const {
 } = require('internal/histogram');
 
 const {
+  validateAbortSignal,
   validateBoolean,
   validateInteger,
   validateObject,
@@ -680,8 +681,7 @@ class QuicEndpoint {
       return this.address;
 
     const { signal } = { ...options };
-    if (signal != null && !('aborted' in signal))
-      throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('options.signal', 'AbortSignal', signal);
+    validateAbortSignal(signal, 'options.signal');
 
     // If an AbortSignal was passed in, check to make sure it is not already
     // aborted before we continue on to do any work.
@@ -1083,8 +1083,7 @@ class QuicSocket extends EventEmitter {
       return;
 
     const { signal } = { ...options };
-    if (signal != null && !('aborted' in signal))
-      throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('options.signal', 'AbortSignal', signal);
+    validateAbortSignal(signal, 'options.signal');
 
     // If an AbotSignal was passed in, check to make sure it is not already
     // aborted before we continue on to do any work.
diff --git a/lib/timers/promises.js b/lib/timers/promises.js
index 76713bcf603342..55d554bb838e95 100644
--- a/lib/timers/promises.js
+++ b/lib/timers/promises.js
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ const {
   codes: { ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE }
 } = require('internal/errors');
 
+const { validateAbortSignal } = require('internal/validators');
+
 function cancelListenerHandler(clear, reject) {
   if (!this._destroyed) {
     clear(this);
@@ -35,15 +37,10 @@ function setTimeout(after, value, options = {}) {
         options));
   }
   const { signal, ref = true } = options;
-  if (signal !== undefined &&
-      (signal === null ||
-       typeof signal !== 'object' ||
-       !('aborted' in signal))) {
-    return PromiseReject(
-      new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE(
-        'options.signal',
-        'AbortSignal',
-        signal));
+  try {
+    validateAbortSignal(signal, 'options.signal');
+  } catch (err) {
+    return PromiseReject(err);
   }
   if (typeof ref !== 'boolean') {
     return PromiseReject(
@@ -85,15 +82,10 @@ function setImmediate(value, options = {}) {
         options));
   }
   const { signal, ref = true } = options;
-  if (signal !== undefined &&
-    (signal === null ||
-     typeof signal !== 'object' ||
-     !('aborted' in signal))) {
-    return PromiseReject(
-      new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE(
-        'options.signal',
-        'AbortSignal',
-        signal));
+  try {
+    validateAbortSignal(signal, 'options.signal');
+  } catch (err) {
+    return PromiseReject(err);
   }
   if (typeof ref !== 'boolean') {
     return PromiseReject(