diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js b/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js
index b3ead06dc3afab..a1b3270b0919ec 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ function resolveBasePath(basePath, exts, isMain, trailingSlash, request) {
 
 function trySelf(parentPath, isMain, request) {
   const { data: pkg, path: basePath } = readPackageScope(parentPath) || {};
-  if (!pkg || 'exports' in pkg === false) return false;
+  if (!pkg || pkg.exports === undefined) return false;
   if (typeof pkg.name !== 'string') return false;
 
   let expansion;