diff --git a/doc/api/errors.md b/doc/api/errors.md
index 946b86b6615bfd..738abdb3597550 100644
--- a/doc/api/errors.md
+++ b/doc/api/errors.md
@@ -1340,6 +1340,14 @@ strict compliance with the API specification (which in some cases may accept
 `func(undefined)` and `func()` are treated identically, and the
 [`ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE`][] error code may be used instead.
 
+<a id="ERR_MISSING_DYNAMIC_INSTANTIATE_HOOK"></a>
+### ERR_MISSING_DYNAMIC_INSTANTIATE_HOOK
+
+> Stability: 1 - Experimental
+
+An [ES6 module][] loader hook specified `format: 'dynamic'` but did not provide
+a `dynamicInstantiate` hook.
+
 <a id="ERR_MISSING_MESSAGE_PORT_IN_TRANSFER_LIST"></a>
 ### ERR_MISSING_MESSAGE_PORT_IN_TRANSFER_LIST
 
diff --git a/lib/internal/errors.js b/lib/internal/errors.js
index ae99fe9fdffef0..c3f1c374011b05 100644
--- a/lib/internal/errors.js
+++ b/lib/internal/errors.js
@@ -747,6 +747,9 @@ E('ERR_MISSING_ARGS',
     }
     return `${msg} must be specified`;
   }, TypeError);
+E('ERR_MISSING_DYNAMIC_INSTANTIATE_HOOK',
+  'The ES Module loader may not return a format of \'dynamic\' when no ' +
+  'dynamicInstantiate function was provided', Error);
 E('ERR_MISSING_MODULE', 'Cannot find module %s', Error);
 E('ERR_MODULE_RESOLUTION_LEGACY',
   '%s not found by import in %s.' +
diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/esm/loader.js b/lib/internal/modules/esm/loader.js
index 2fa10c7eab9b44..89f40939e7a4f3 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/esm/loader.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/esm/loader.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const {
   ERR_INVALID_RETURN_PROPERTY,
   ERR_INVALID_RETURN_PROPERTY_VALUE,
   ERR_INVALID_RETURN_VALUE,
-  ERR_MISSING_DYNAMIC_INTSTANTIATE_HOOK,
+  ERR_MISSING_DYNAMIC_INSTANTIATE_HOOK,
   ERR_UNKNOWN_MODULE_FORMAT
 } = require('internal/errors').codes;
 const { URL } = require('url');
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class Loader {
     let loaderInstance;
     if (format === 'dynamic') {
       if (typeof this._dynamicInstantiate !== 'function')
-        throw new ERR_MISSING_DYNAMIC_INTSTANTIATE_HOOK();
+        throw new ERR_MISSING_DYNAMIC_INSTANTIATE_HOOK();
 
       loaderInstance = async (url) => {
         debug(`Translating dynamic ${url}`);