diff --git a/lib/internal/bootstrap/node.js b/lib/internal/bootstrap/node.js
index 840bb6b785e..0bd1a3f3634 100644
--- a/lib/internal/bootstrap/node.js
+++ b/lib/internal/bootstrap/node.js
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ function setupProcessObject() {
   EventEmitter.call(process);
   Object.defineProperty(process, Symbol.toStringTag, {
     enumerable: false,
-    writable: false,
+    writable: true,
     configurable: false,
     value: 'process'
   });
diff --git a/test/es-module/test-esm-process.mjs b/test/es-module/test-esm-process.mjs
index 24cf489a988..ea9b4b4936a 100644
--- a/test/es-module/test-esm-process.mjs
+++ b/test/es-module/test-esm-process.mjs
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ import assert from 'assert';
 import process from 'process';
 
 assert.strictEqual(Object.prototype.toString.call(process), '[object process]');
+assert(Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(process, Symbol.toStringTag).writable);