diff --git a/lib/module.js b/lib/module.js
index 0b87cf7480..96f36c815a 100644
--- a/lib/module.js
+++ b/lib/module.js
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ Module._load = function(request, parent, isMain) {
     if (experimentalModules) {
       if (filename === null || /\.mjs$/.test(filename)) {
         try {
-          ESMLoader.import(request).catch((e) => {
+          ESMLoader.import(getURLFromFilePath(filename).href).catch((e) => {
             console.error(e);
             process.exit(1);
           });