diff --git a/lib/internal/bootstrap/node.js b/lib/internal/bootstrap/node.js
index 2d99885750fb37..01eec32f344d8e 100644
--- a/lib/internal/bootstrap/node.js
+++ b/lib/internal/bootstrap/node.js
@@ -111,13 +111,18 @@
       NativeModule.require('internal/inspector_async_hook').setup();
     }
 
-    const options = internalBinding('options');
-    if (options.getOptions('--help')) {
+    const { getOptions } = internalBinding('options');
+    const helpOption = getOptions('--help');
+    const completionBashOption = getOptions('--completion-bash');
+    const experimentalModulesOption = getOptions('--experimental-modules');
+    const experimentalVMModulesOption = getOptions('--experimental-vm-modules');
+    const experimentalWorkerOption = getOptions('--experimental-worker');
+    if (helpOption) {
       NativeModule.require('internal/print_help').print(process.stdout);
       return;
     }
 
-    if (options.getOptions('--completion-bash')) {
+    if (completionBashOption) {
       NativeModule.require('internal/bash_completion').print(process.stdout);
       return;
     }
@@ -137,7 +142,7 @@
       setupQueueMicrotask();
     }
 
-    if (process.binding('config').experimentalWorker) {
+    if (experimentalWorkerOption) {
       setupDOMException();
     }
 
@@ -169,9 +174,8 @@
         'DeprecationWarning', 'DEP0062', startup, true);
     }
 
-    if (process.binding('config').experimentalModules ||
-        process.binding('config').experimentalVMModules) {
-      if (process.binding('config').experimentalModules) {
+    if (experimentalModulesOption || experimentalVMModulesOption) {
+      if (experimentalModulesOption) {
         process.emitWarning(
           'The ESM module loader is experimental.',
           'ExperimentalWarning', undefined);