diff --git a/lib/internal/errors.js b/lib/internal/errors.js
index 2a162f14b24206..c3ccbaf0f08a9a 100644
--- a/lib/internal/errors.js
+++ b/lib/internal/errors.js
@@ -134,12 +134,10 @@ function lazyBuffer() {
 // and may have .path and .dest.
 class SystemError extends Error {
   constructor(key, context) {
-    if (excludedStackFn === undefined) {
-      super();
-    } else {
+    super();
+    if (excludedStackFn !== undefined) {
       const limit = Error.stackTraceLimit;
       Error.stackTraceLimit = 0;
-      super();
       // Reset the limit and setting the name property.
       Error.stackTraceLimit = limit;
     }
@@ -251,12 +249,10 @@ function makeSystemErrorWithCode(key) {
 function makeNodeErrorWithCode(Base, key) {
   return class NodeError extends Base {
     constructor(...args) {
-      if (excludedStackFn === undefined) {
-        super();
-      } else {
+      super();
+      if (excludedStackFn !== undefined) {
         const limit = Error.stackTraceLimit;
         Error.stackTraceLimit = 0;
-        super();
         // Reset the limit and setting the name property.
         Error.stackTraceLimit = limit;
       }