diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index c930cb04946966..c9896e45fcfe64 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ let ReadStream;
 let WriteStream;
 let rimraf;
 let rimrafSync;
+let kResistStopPropagation;
 
 // These have to be separate because of how graceful-fs happens to do it's
 // monkeypatching.
@@ -2439,7 +2440,8 @@ function watch(filename, options, listener) {
       process.nextTick(() => watcher.close());
     } else {
       const listener = () => watcher.close();
-      options.signal.addEventListener('abort', listener);
+      kResistStopPropagation ??= require('internal/event_target').kResistStopPropagation;
+      options.signal.addEventListener('abort', listener, { __proto__: null, [kResistStopPropagation]: true });
       watcher.once('close', () => {
         options.signal.removeEventListener('abort', listener);
       });
diff --git a/lib/internal/fs/recursive_watch.js b/lib/internal/fs/recursive_watch.js
index cbe513a166ec20..54298832da5a1b 100644
--- a/lib/internal/fs/recursive_watch.js
+++ b/lib/internal/fs/recursive_watch.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ function lazyLoadFsSync() {
   internalSync ??= require('fs');
   return internalSync;
 }
+let kResistStopPropagation;
 
 async function traverse(dir, files = new SafeMap(), symbolicLinks = new SafeSet()) {
   const { opendir } = lazyLoadFsPromises();
@@ -265,7 +266,8 @@ class FSWatcher extends EventEmitter {
       } : (resolve, reject) => {
         const onAbort = () => reject(new AbortError(undefined, { cause: signal.reason }));
         if (signal.aborted) return onAbort();
-        signal.addEventListener('abort', onAbort, { __proto__: null, once: true });
+        kResistStopPropagation ??= require('internal/event_target').kResistStopPropagation;
+        signal.addEventListener('abort', onAbort, { __proto__: null, once: true, [kResistStopPropagation]: true });
         this.once('change', (eventType, filename) => {
           signal.removeEventListener('abort', onAbort);
           resolve({ __proto__: null, value: { eventType, filename } });
diff --git a/lib/internal/fs/watchers.js b/lib/internal/fs/watchers.js
index ce885c154c81c5..99212fa713bf3f 100644
--- a/lib/internal/fs/watchers.js
+++ b/lib/internal/fs/watchers.js
@@ -299,6 +299,8 @@ ObjectDefineProperty(FSEvent.prototype, 'owner', {
   set(v) { return this[owner_symbol] = v; },
 });
 
+let kResistStopPropagation;
+
 async function* watch(filename, options = kEmptyObject) {
   const path = toNamespacedPath(getValidatedPath(filename));
   validateObject(options, 'options');
@@ -330,7 +332,10 @@ async function* watch(filename, options = kEmptyObject) {
   };
 
   try {
-    signal?.addEventListener('abort', oncancel, { once: true });
+    if (signal) {
+      kResistStopPropagation ??= require('internal/event_target').kResistStopPropagation;
+      signal.addEventListener('abort', oncancel, { __proto__: null, once: true, [kResistStopPropagation]: true });
+    }
     handle.onchange = (status, eventType, filename) => {
       if (status < 0) {
         const error = uvException({
diff --git a/lib/internal/test_runner/mock/mock_timers.js b/lib/internal/test_runner/mock/mock_timers.js
index 0af581423fefea..ec79b9e860de3d 100644
--- a/lib/internal/test_runner/mock/mock_timers.js
+++ b/lib/internal/test_runner/mock/mock_timers.js
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ const nodeTimers = require('timers');
 const nodeTimersPromises = require('timers/promises');
 const EventEmitter = require('events');
 
+let kResistStopPropagation;
+
 function compareTimersLists(a, b) {
   return (a.runAt - b.runAt) || (a.id - b.id);
 }
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ class MockTimers {
     if (options?.signal) {
       validateAbortSignal(options.signal, 'options.signal');
 
-      if (options.signal?.aborted) {
+      if (options.signal.aborted) {
         throw abortIt(options.signal);
       }
 
@@ -109,9 +111,11 @@ class MockTimers {
         emitter.emit('data', { __proto__: null, aborted: true, reason });
       };
 
-      options.signal?.addEventListener('abort', onAbort, {
+      kResistStopPropagation ??= require('internal/event_target').kResistStopPropagation;
+      options.signal.addEventListener('abort', onAbort, {
         __proto__: null,
         once: true,
+        [kResistStopPropagation]: true,
       });
     }
 
@@ -162,7 +166,7 @@ class MockTimers {
           return reject(err);
         }
 
-        if (options.signal?.aborted) {
+        if (options.signal.aborted) {
           return reject(abortIt(options.signal));
         }
       }
@@ -176,10 +180,14 @@ class MockTimers {
         return resolve(result || id);
       }, ms);
 
-      options?.signal?.addEventListener('abort', onabort, {
-        __proto__: null,
-        once: true,
-      });
+      if (options?.signal) {
+        kResistStopPropagation ??= require('internal/event_target').kResistStopPropagation;
+        options.signal.addEventListener('abort', onabort, {
+          __proto__: null,
+          once: true,
+          [kResistStopPropagation]: true,
+        });
+      }
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js b/lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js
index 9f6d8ff4bac821..09d0df2e660e71 100644
--- a/lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js
+++ b/lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ const kDiagnosticsFilterArgs = ['tests', 'suites', 'pass', 'fail', 'cancelled',
 const kCanceledTests = new SafeSet()
   .add(kCancelledByParent).add(kAborted).add(kTestTimeoutFailure);
 
+let kResistStopPropagation;
+
 // TODO(cjihrig): Replace this with recursive readdir once it lands.
 function processPath(path, testFiles, options) {
   const stats = statSync(path);
@@ -442,7 +444,14 @@ function watchFiles(testFiles, root, inspectPort, signal, testNamePatterns) {
       triggerUncaughtException(error, true /* fromPromise */);
     }));
   });
-  signal?.addEventListener('abort', () => root.postRun(), { __proto__: null, once: true });
+  if (signal) {
+    kResistStopPropagation ??= require('internal/event_target').kResistStopPropagation;
+    signal.addEventListener(
+      'abort',
+      () => root.postRun(),
+      { __proto__: null, once: true, [kResistStopPropagation]: true },
+    );
+  }
 
   return filesWatcher;
 }
diff --git a/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js b/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js
index a85eef48c7df35..f5cc0fb98f6271 100644
--- a/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js
+++ b/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ const kUnwrapErrors = new SafeSet()
   .add(kTestCodeFailure).add(kHookFailure)
   .add('uncaughtException').add('unhandledRejection');
 const { testNamePatterns, testOnlyFlag } = parseCommandLine();
+let kResistStopPropagation;
 
 function stopTest(timeout, signal) {
   if (timeout === kDefaultTimeout) {
@@ -266,7 +267,15 @@ class Test extends AsyncResource {
     this.signal = this.#abortController.signal;
 
     validateAbortSignal(signal, 'options.signal');
-    this.#outerSignal?.addEventListener('abort', this.#abortHandler);
+    if (signal) {
+      kResistStopPropagation ??= require('internal/event_target').kResistStopPropagation;
+    }
+
+    this.#outerSignal?.addEventListener(
+      'abort',
+      this.#abortHandler,
+      { __proto__: null, [kResistStopPropagation]: true },
+    );
 
     this.fn = fn;
     this.harness = null; // Configured on the root test by the test harness.
diff --git a/lib/timers/promises.js b/lib/timers/promises.js
index d224520f10694d..2bf36d6cc51700 100644
--- a/lib/timers/promises.js
+++ b/lib/timers/promises.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ const {
 } = require('internal/util');
 
 const kScheduler = Symbol('kScheduler');
+let kResistStopPropagation;
 
 function cancelListenerHandler(clear, reject, signal) {
   if (!this._destroyed) {
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@ function setTimeout(after, value, options = kEmptyObject) {
     if (signal) {
       oncancel = FunctionPrototypeBind(cancelListenerHandler,
                                        timeout, clearTimeout, reject, signal);
-      signal.addEventListener('abort', oncancel);
+      kResistStopPropagation ??= require('internal/event_target').kResistStopPropagation;
+      signal.addEventListener('abort', oncancel, { __proto__: null, [kResistStopPropagation]: true });
     }
   });
   return oncancel !== undefined ?
@@ -123,7 +125,8 @@ function setImmediate(value, options = kEmptyObject) {
       oncancel = FunctionPrototypeBind(cancelListenerHandler,
                                        immediate, clearImmediate, reject,
                                        signal);
-      signal.addEventListener('abort', oncancel);
+      kResistStopPropagation ??= require('internal/event_target').kResistStopPropagation;
+      signal.addEventListener('abort', oncancel, { __proto__: null, [kResistStopPropagation]: true });
     }
   });
   return oncancel !== undefined ?
@@ -164,7 +167,8 @@ async function* setInterval(after, value, options = kEmptyObject) {
           callback = undefined;
         }
       };
-      signal.addEventListener('abort', onCancel, { once: true });
+      kResistStopPropagation ??= require('internal/event_target').kResistStopPropagation;
+      signal.addEventListener('abort', onCancel, { __proto__: null, once: true, [kResistStopPropagation]: true });
     }
 
     while (!signal?.aborted) {