diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js b/lib/internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js
index fb25ffdae921ad..ed9727fd536392 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function loadNativeModule(filename, request, skipCompile = false) {
   const mod = NativeModule.map.get(filename);
   if (mod) {
     debug('load native module %s', request);
-    if (skipCompile) {
+    if (!skipCompile) {
       // compileForPublicLoader() throws if mod.canBeRequiredByUsers is false:
       mod.compileForPublicLoader();
     }