diff --git a/benchmark/module/module-require.js b/benchmark/module/module-require.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..d5b72c4b03f2a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/module/module-require.js
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const common = require('../common.js');
+const tmpdir = require('../../test/common/tmpdir');
+const benchmarkDirectory = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'nodejs-benchmark-module');
+
+const bench = common.createBenchmark(main, {
+  type: ['.js', '.json', 'dir'],
+  n: [1e4],
+});
+
+function main({ type, n }) {
+  tmpdir.refresh();
+  createEntryPoint(n);
+
+  switch (type) {
+    case '.js':
+      measureJSFile(n);
+      break;
+    case '.json':
+      measureJSONFile(n);
+      break;
+    case 'dir':
+      measureDir(n);
+  }
+
+  tmpdir.refresh();
+}
+
+function measureJSFile(n) {
+  bench.start();
+  for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+    require(`${benchmarkDirectory}/${i}`);
+  }
+  bench.end(n);
+}
+
+function measureJSONFile(n) {
+  bench.start();
+  for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+    require(`${benchmarkDirectory}/json_${i}.json`);
+  }
+  bench.end(n);
+}
+
+function measureDir(n) {
+  bench.start();
+  for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+    require(`${benchmarkDirectory}${i}`);
+  }
+  bench.end(n);
+}
+
+function createEntryPoint(n) {
+  fs.mkdirSync(benchmarkDirectory);
+
+  const JSFileContent = 'module.exports = [];';
+  const JSONFileContent = '[]';
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+    // JS file.
+    fs.writeFileSync(`${benchmarkDirectory}/${i}.js`, JSFileContent);
+
+    // JSON file.
+    fs.writeFileSync(`${benchmarkDirectory}/json_${i}.json`, JSONFileContent);
+
+    // Dir.
+    fs.mkdirSync(`${benchmarkDirectory}${i}`);
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      `${benchmarkDirectory}${i}/package.json`,
+      '{"main": "index.js"}'
+    );
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      `${benchmarkDirectory}${i}/index.js`,
+      JSFileContent
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js b/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js
index 4d1eda158467f1..41955a75eff00a 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ function stat(filename) {
     if (result !== undefined) return result;
   }
   const result = internalModuleStat(filename);
-  if (statCache !== null && result === 0) {
+  if (statCache !== null && result >= 0) {
     // Only set cache when `internalModuleStat(filename)` succeeds.
     statCache.set(filename, result);
   }