diff --git a/src/node_options.cc b/src/node_options.cc
index d53ab2a4bfe873..35cac18a916c2c 100644
--- a/src/node_options.cc
+++ b/src/node_options.cc
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ std::shared_ptr<PerProcessOptions> cli_options{new PerProcessOptions()};
 }  // namespace per_process
 
 void DebugOptions::CheckOptions(std::vector<std::string>* errors) {
-#if !NODE_USE_V8_PLATFORM
+#if !NODE_USE_V8_PLATFORM && !HAVE_INSPECTOR
   if (inspector_enabled) {
     errors->push_back("Inspector is not available when Node is compiled "
-                      "--without-v8-platform");
+                      "--without-v8-platform and --without-inspector.");
   }
 #endif