diff --git a/lib/domain.js b/lib/domain.js
index 1eeda06f0100dd..b980f8452c2113 100644
--- a/lib/domain.js
+++ b/lib/domain.js
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 
 const { Object, Reflect } = primordials;
 
-const util = require('util');
 const EventEmitter = require('events');
 const {
   ERR_DOMAIN_CALLBACK_NOT_AVAILABLE,
@@ -207,7 +206,7 @@ Domain.prototype.members = undefined;
 Domain.prototype._errorHandler = function(er) {
   var caught = false;
 
-  if (!util.isPrimitive(er)) {
+  if ((typeof er === 'object' && er !== null) || typeof er === 'function') {
     Object.defineProperty(er, 'domain', {
       configurable: true,
       enumerable: false,