diff --git a/lib/internal/abort_controller.js b/lib/internal/abort_controller.js
index ce3539fda3154d..6aa013b5894e89 100644
--- a/lib/internal/abort_controller.js
+++ b/lib/internal/abort_controller.js
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ const {
   validateAbortSignalArray,
   validateObject,
   validateUint32,
-  kValidateObjectAllowArray,
-  kValidateObjectAllowFunction,
+  kValidateObjectAllowObjects,
 } = require('internal/validators');
 
 const {
@@ -434,7 +433,7 @@ async function aborted(signal, resource) {
     throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('signal', 'AbortSignal', signal);
   }
   validateAbortSignal(signal, 'signal');
-  validateObject(resource, 'resource', kValidateObjectAllowArray | kValidateObjectAllowFunction);
+  validateObject(resource, 'resource', kValidateObjectAllowObjects);
   if (signal.aborted)
     return PromiseResolve();
   const abortPromise = createDeferredPromise();
diff --git a/lib/internal/event_target.js b/lib/internal/event_target.js
index 9d9ad1f222b903..77cb7a12bbb483 100644
--- a/lib/internal/event_target.js
+++ b/lib/internal/event_target.js
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ const {
   validateObject,
   validateString,
   validateInternalField,
-  kValidateObjectAllowArray,
-  kValidateObjectAllowFunction,
+  kValidateObjectAllowObjects,
 } = require('internal/validators');
 
 const {
@@ -1060,7 +1059,7 @@ function validateEventListenerOptions(options) {
 
   if (options === null)
     return kEmptyObject;
-  validateObject(options, 'options', kValidateObjectAllowArray | kValidateObjectAllowFunction);
+  validateObject(options, 'options', kValidateObjectAllowObjects);
   return {
     once: Boolean(options.once),
     capture: Boolean(options.capture),