diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/package_json_reader.js b/lib/internal/modules/package_json_reader.js
index 92f46ed39713410..ab9842ee53a7c85 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/package_json_reader.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/package_json_reader.js
@@ -230,8 +230,7 @@ function parsePackageName(specifier, base) {
 }
 
 function getPackageJSONURL(specifier, base) {
-  const { packageName, packageSubpath, isScoped } =
-    parsePackageName(specifier, base);
+  const { packageName, packageSubpath, isScoped } = parsePackageName(specifier, base);
 
   // ResolveSelf
   const packageConfig = getPackageScopeConfig(base);
@@ -242,8 +241,7 @@ function getPackageJSONURL(specifier, base) {
     }
   }
 
-  let packageJSONUrl =
-    new URL('./node_modules/' + packageName + '/package.json', base);
+  let packageJSONUrl = new URL(`./node_modules/${packageName}/package.json`, base);
   let packageJSONPath = fileURLToPath(packageJSONUrl);
   let lastPath;
   do {
@@ -254,9 +252,10 @@ function getPackageJSONURL(specifier, base) {
     // Check for !stat.isDirectory()
     if (stat !== 1) {
       lastPath = packageJSONPath;
-      packageJSONUrl = new URL((isScoped ?
-        '../../../../node_modules/' : '../../../node_modules/') +
-        packageName + '/package.json', packageJSONUrl);
+      packageJSONUrl = new URL(
+        `${isScoped ? '../' : ''}../../../node_modules/${packageName}/package.json`,
+        packageJSONUrl,
+      );
       packageJSONPath = fileURLToPath(packageJSONUrl);
       continue;
     }