diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/typescript.js b/lib/internal/modules/typescript.js
index 5a240a6a540..993fd3ff72d 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/typescript.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/typescript.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function parseTypeScript(source, options) {
   try {
     return parse(source, options);
   } catch (error) {
-    throw new ERR_INVALID_TYPESCRIPT_SYNTAX(error);
+    throw new ERR_INVALID_TYPESCRIPT_SYNTAX(error.message);
   }
 }