diff --git a/lib/vm.js b/lib/vm.js
index f29a805fd3cd5b..720d46ea1abdcd 100644
--- a/lib/vm.js
+++ b/lib/vm.js
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ module.exports = {
   compileFunction,
 };
 
-if (process.binding('config').experimentalVMModules) {
+if (internalBinding('options').getOptions('--experimental-vm-modules')) {
   const { SourceTextModule } = require('internal/vm/source_text_module');
   module.exports.SourceTextModule = SourceTextModule;
 }
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-inspector-has-inspector-false.js b/test/sequential/test-inspector-has-inspector-false.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..cdb7ca9e19e79b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sequential/test-inspector-has-inspector-false.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Flags: --expose-internals
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+
+// This is to ensure that the sendInspectorCommand function calls the error
+// function if its called with the v8_enable_inspector is disabled
+
+process.config.variables.v8_enable_inspector = 0;
+const inspector = require('internal/util/inspector');
+
+inspector.sendInspectorCommand(
+  common.mustNotCall('Inspector callback should not be called'),
+  common.mustCall(1),
+);