diff --git a/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js b/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
index 50c630f84b64ee..2201ee6f67fd43 100644
--- a/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
+++ b/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
@@ -467,20 +467,14 @@
   }
 
   function tryGetCwd(path) {
-    var threw = true;
-    var cwd;
     try {
-      cwd = process.cwd();
-      threw = false;
-    } finally {
-      if (threw) {
-        // getcwd(3) can fail if the current working directory has been deleted.
-        // Fall back to the directory name of the (absolute) executable path.
-        // It's not really correct but what are the alternatives?
-        return path.dirname(process.execPath);
-      }
+      return process.cwd();
+    } catch (ex) {
+      // getcwd(3) can fail if the current working directory has been deleted.
+      // Fall back to the directory name of the (absolute) executable path.
+      // It's not really correct but what are the alternatives?
+      return path.dirname(process.execPath);
     }
-    return cwd;
   }
 
   function evalScript(name) {