diff --git a/lib/internal/process/report.js b/lib/internal/process/report.js
index 19820efa93ba02..251c32a109d55a 100644
--- a/lib/internal/process/report.js
+++ b/lib/internal/process/report.js
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 'use strict';
-const { convertToValidSignal } = require('internal/util');
 const {
   ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE,
   ERR_SYNTHETIC
 } = require('internal/errors').codes;
-const { validateString } = require('internal/validators');
+const { validateSignalName, validateString } = require('internal/validators');
 const nr = internalBinding('report');
 const report = {
   writeReport(file, err) {
@@ -47,8 +46,7 @@ const report = {
     return nr.getSignal();
   },
   set signal(sig) {
-    validateString(sig, 'signal');
-    convertToValidSignal(sig); // Validate that the signal is recognized.
+    validateSignalName(sig, 'signal');
     removeSignalHandler();
     addSignalHandler(sig);
     nr.setSignal(sig);
diff --git a/test/report/test-report-config.js b/test/report/test-report-config.js
index 796f63d2b8caaf..6d33851416fdcc 100644
--- a/test/report/test-report-config.js
+++ b/test/report/test-report-config.js
@@ -68,7 +68,16 @@ if (!common.isWindows) {
   }, { code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE' });
   common.expectsError(() => {
     process.report.signal = 'foo';
-  }, { code: 'ERR_UNKNOWN_SIGNAL' });
+  }, {
+    code: 'ERR_UNKNOWN_SIGNAL',
+    message: 'Unknown signal: foo'
+  });
+  common.expectsError(() => {
+    process.report.signal = 'sigusr1';
+  }, {
+    code: 'ERR_UNKNOWN_SIGNAL',
+    message: 'Unknown signal: sigusr1 (signals must use all capital letters)'
+  });
   assert.strictEqual(process.report.signal, 'SIGUSR2');
   process.report.signal = 'SIGUSR1';
   assert.strictEqual(process.report.signal, 'SIGUSR1');