diff --git a/src/util.cc b/src/util.cc
index 34263cc9f3dc06..3e9dfb4392fb3e 100644
--- a/src/util.cc
+++ b/src/util.cc
@@ -760,6 +760,16 @@ std::string DetermineSpecificErrorType(Environment* env,
         input.As<v8::Object>()->GetConstructorName();
     Utf8Value name(env->isolate(), constructor_name);
     return SPrintF("an instance of %s", name.out());
+  } else if (input->IsSymbol()) {
+    v8::MaybeLocal<v8::String> str =
+        input.As<v8::Symbol>()->ToDetailString(env->context());
+    v8::Local<v8::String> js_str;
+    if (!str.ToLocal(&js_str)) {
+      return "Symbol";
+    }
+    Utf8Value name(env->isolate(), js_str);
+    // Symbol(xxx)
+    return name.out();
   }
 
   Utf8Value utf8_value(env->isolate(),
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-stat.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-stat.js
index 46874086d58dc7..b9d42b5b61bc83 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-stat.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-stat.js
@@ -212,3 +212,12 @@ fs.lstat(__filename, undefined, common.mustCall());
     assert.strictEqual(s.birthtime, 5);
   }));
 }
+
+{
+  assert.throws(
+    () => fs.fstat(Symbol('test'), () => {}),
+    {
+      code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+    },
+  );
+}