1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/internal/bootstrap/loaders.js b/lib/internal/bootstrap/loaders.js
index 775fea064e..48afed2556 100644
--- a/lib/internal/bootstrap/loaders.js
+++ b/lib/internal/bootstrap/loaders.js
@@ -220,7 +220,10 @@ NativeModule.prototype.compileForPublicLoader = function(needToSyncExports) {
   this.compile();
   if (needToSyncExports) {
     if (!this.exportKeys) {
-      this.exportKeys = Object.keys(this.exports);
+      // When using --expose-internals, we do not want to reflect the named
+      // exports from core modules as this can trigger unnecessary getters.
+      const internal = this.id.startsWith('internal/');
+      this.exportKeys = internal ? [] : Object.keys(this.exports);
     }
     this.getESMFacade();
     this.syncExports();