diff --git a/script/lint.js b/script/lint.js
index f5cc4c9b6a..7b6405a4bd 100755
--- a/script/lint.js
+++ b/script/lint.js
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ async function main () {
   }
 }
 
-if (process.mainModule === module) {
+if (require.main === module) {
   main().catch((error) => {
     console.error(error);
     process.exit(1);
diff --git a/script/nan-spec-runner.js b/script/nan-spec-runner.js
index 04c8459a08..85aebb15f6 100644
--- a/script/nan-spec-runner.js
+++ b/script/nan-spec-runner.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const NPX_CMD = process.platform === 'win32' ? 'npx.cmd' : 'npx';
 const utils = require('./lib/utils');
 const { YARN_VERSION } = require('./yarn');
 
-if (!process.mainModule) {
+if (!require.main) {
   throw new Error('Must call the nan spec runner directly');
 }
 
diff --git a/script/node-spec-runner.js b/script/node-spec-runner.js
index 78d881ddd1..f365886b0a 100644
--- a/script/node-spec-runner.js
+++ b/script/node-spec-runner.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const TAP_FILE_NAME = 'test.tap';
 
 const utils = require('./lib/utils');
 
-if (!process.mainModule) {
+if (!require.main) {
   throw new Error('Must call the node spec runner directly');
 }
 
diff --git a/script/push-patch.js b/script/push-patch.js
index b2cdbd2eff..8f7bc86326 100644
--- a/script/push-patch.js
+++ b/script/push-patch.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ async function main () {
   }
 }
 
-if (process.mainModule === module) {
+if (require.main === module) {
   main().catch((err) => {
     console.error(err);
     process.exit(1);
diff --git a/script/release/notes/index.js b/script/release/notes/index.js
index 5923138502..567135faf8 100755
--- a/script/release/notes/index.js
+++ b/script/release/notes/index.js
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ For example, these invocations are equivalent:
   }
 }
 
-if (process.mainModule === module) {
+if (require.main === module) {
   main().catch((err) => {
     console.error('Error Occurred:', err);
     process.exit(1);
diff --git a/script/release/version-bumper.js b/script/release/version-bumper.js
index 1045345788..78e5551b32 100644
--- a/script/release/version-bumper.js
+++ b/script/release/version-bumper.js
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ function isMajorNightly (version, currentVersion) {
   return false;
 }
 
-if (process.mainModule === module) {
+if (require.main === module) {
   main().catch((error) => {
     console.error(error);
     process.exit(1);