diff --git a/lib/internal/bootstrap/node.js b/lib/internal/bootstrap/node.js
index 6b5f1f7f8e5..4764a340b76 100644
--- a/lib/internal/bootstrap/node.js
+++ b/lib/internal/bootstrap/node.js
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@
   function tryGetCwd(path) {
     try {
       return process.cwd();
-    } catch (ex) {
+    } catch {
       // getcwd(3) can fail if the current working directory has been deleted.
       // Fall back to the directory name of the (absolute) executable path.
       // It's not really correct but what are the alternatives?