diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js b/lib/internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js
index 4a878c7007fffd..ce0c2703434488 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ function makeRequireFunction(mod, redirects) {
     };
   } else {
     require = function require(path) {
-      return mod[require_private_symbol](mod, path);
+      // When no policy manifest, the original prototype.require is sustained
+      return mod.require(path);
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js b/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js
index 73653fcdaa9437..42e5cc50105560 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js
@@ -235,10 +235,9 @@ function Module(id = '', parent) {
   if (policy?.manifest) {
     const moduleURL = pathToFileURL(id);
     redirects = policy.manifest.getDependencyMapper(moduleURL);
+    // TODO(rafaelgss): remove the necessity of this branch
+    setOwnProperty(this, 'require', makeRequireFunction(this, redirects));
   }
-  setOwnProperty(this, 'require', makeRequireFunction(this, redirects));
-  // Loads a module at the given file path. Returns that module's
-  // `exports` property.
   this[require_private_symbol] = internalRequire;
 }
 
@@ -1128,6 +1127,23 @@ Module.prototype.load = function(filename) {
     esmLoader.cjsCache.set(this, exports);
 };
 
+// Loads a module at the given file path. Returns that module's
+// `exports` property.
+// Note: when using the experimental policy mechanism this function is overridden
+Module.prototype.require = function(id) {
+  validateString(id, 'id');
+  if (id === '') {
+    throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE('id', id,
+                                    'must be a non-empty string');
+  }
+  requireDepth++;
+  try {
+    return Module._load(id, this, /* isMain */ false);
+  } finally {
+    requireDepth--;
+  }
+};
+
 // Resolved path to process.argv[1] will be lazily placed here
 // (needed for setting breakpoint when called with --inspect-brk)
 let resolvedArgv;
@@ -1191,10 +1207,12 @@ function wrapSafe(filename, content, cjsModuleInstance) {
 // Returns exception, if any.
 Module.prototype._compile = function(content, filename) {
   let moduleURL;
-  if (policy?.manifest) {
+  let redirects;
+  const manifest = policy?.manifest;
+  if (manifest) {
     moduleURL = pathToFileURL(filename);
-    policy.manifest.getDependencyMapper(moduleURL);
-    policy.manifest.assertIntegrity(moduleURL, content);
+    redirects = manifest.getDependencyMapper(moduleURL);
+    manifest.assertIntegrity(moduleURL, content);
   }
 
   const compiledWrapper = wrapSafe(filename, content, this);
@@ -1223,6 +1241,7 @@ Module.prototype._compile = function(content, filename) {
     }
   }
   const dirname = path.dirname(filename);
+  const require = makeRequireFunction(this, redirects);
   let result;
   const exports = this.exports;
   const thisValue = exports;
@@ -1230,10 +1249,10 @@ Module.prototype._compile = function(content, filename) {
   if (requireDepth === 0) statCache = new SafeMap();
   if (inspectorWrapper) {
     result = inspectorWrapper(compiledWrapper, thisValue, exports,
-                              module.require, module, filename, dirname);
+                              require, module, filename, dirname);
   } else {
     result = ReflectApply(compiledWrapper, thisValue,
-                          [exports, module.require, module, filename, dirname]);
+                          [exports, require, module, filename, dirname]);
   }
   hasLoadedAnyUserCJSModule = true;
   if (requireDepth === 0) statCache = null;