diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js b/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js
index 3083cdbb8bce3f..4e48d549377081 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js
@@ -40,9 +40,10 @@ const {
   stripBOM,
   stripShebang
 } = require('internal/modules/cjs/helpers');
-const preserveSymlinks = !!process.binding('config').preserveSymlinks;
-const preserveSymlinksMain = !!process.binding('config').preserveSymlinksMain;
-const experimentalModules = !!process.binding('config').experimentalModules;
+const options = internalBinding('options');
+const preserveSymlinks = options.getOptions('--preserve-symlinks');
+const preserveSymlinksMain = options.getOptions('--preserve-symlinks-main');
+const experimentalModules = options.getOptions('--experimental-modules');
 
 const {
   ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE,