diff --git a/test/parallel/test-worker-process-env-options.js b/test/parallel/test-worker-process-env-options.js
index 74287c26219c5e..a9ed7d02d281ce 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-worker-process-env-options.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-worker-process-env-options.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 'use strict';
+require('../common');
 const { Worker } = require('node:worker_threads');
 
 if (!require.main) {
   globalThis.setup = true;
 } else {
-  process.env.NODE_OPTIONS ??= ``;
+  process.env.NODE_OPTIONS ??= '';
   process.env.NODE_OPTIONS += ` --require ${JSON.stringify(__filename)}`;
 
   new Worker(`