diff --git a/lib/internal/crypto/sig.js b/lib/internal/crypto/sig.js
index b6f8ceb50186d1..8aff7354735404 100644
--- a/lib/internal/crypto/sig.js
+++ b/lib/internal/crypto/sig.js
@@ -57,10 +57,11 @@ function getSaltLength(options) {
 
 function getIntOption(name, defaultValue, options) {
   if (options.hasOwnProperty(name)) {
-    if (options[name] === options[name] >> 0) {
-      return options[name];
+    const value = options[name];
+    if (value === value >> 0) {
+      return value;
     } else {
-      throw new ERR_INVALID_OPT_VALUE(name, options[name]);
+      throw new ERR_INVALID_OPT_VALUE(name, value);
     }
   }
   return defaultValue;