diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/esm/fetch_module.js b/lib/internal/modules/esm/fetch_module.js
index 19ff8c4b946346..7638f94b3fe525 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/esm/fetch_module.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/esm/fetch_module.js
@@ -148,7 +148,9 @@ function fetchWithRedirects(parsed) {
         err.message = `Cannot find module '${parsed.href}', HTTP 404`;
         throw err;
       }
-      if (res.statusCode < 200 || res.statusCode >= 400) {
+      // This condition catches all unsupported status codes, including
+      // 3xx redirection codes without `Location` HTTP header.
+      if (res.statusCode < 200 || res.statusCode >= 300) {
         throw new ERR_NETWORK_IMPORT_DISALLOWED(
           res.headers.location,
           parsed.href,