diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index e2996ba9ca4ef6..1a72361e8cf425 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ let showExistsDeprecation = true;
 function existsSync(path) {
   try {
     path = getValidatedPath(path);
-  } catch {
-    if (showExistsDeprecation) {
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (showExistsDeprecation && err?.code === 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE') {
       process.emitWarning(
         'Passing invalid argument types to fs.existsSync is deprecated', 'DeprecationWarning', 'DEP0187',
       );