1 files changed, 3 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/lib/internal/process/per_thread.js b/lib/internal/process/per_thread.js
index e85029735a..8f35051041 100644
--- a/lib/internal/process/per_thread.js
+++ b/lib/internal/process/per_thread.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ const {
 const format = require('internal/util/inspect').format;
 const {
   validateArray,
+  validateNumber,
   validateObject,
 } = require('internal/validators');
 const constants = internalBinding('constants').os.signals;
@@ -122,19 +123,13 @@ function wrapProcessMethods(binding) {
       if (!previousValueIsValid(prevValue.user)) {
         validateObject(prevValue, 'prevValue');
 
-        if (typeof prevValue.user !== 'number') {
-          throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('prevValue.user',
-                                         'number', prevValue.user);
-        }
+        validateNumber(prevValue.user, 'prevValue.user');
         throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE.RangeError('prevValue.user',
                                                    prevValue.user);
       }
 
       if (!previousValueIsValid(prevValue.system)) {
-        if (typeof prevValue.system !== 'number') {
-          throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('prevValue.system',
-                                         'number', prevValue.system);
-        }
+        validateNumber(prevValue.system, 'prevValue.system');
         throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE.RangeError('prevValue.system',
                                                    prevValue.system);
       }