diff --git a/lib/internal/bootstrap/pre_execution.js b/lib/internal/bootstrap/pre_execution.js
index 2bc31fb4f8f45c..fad09f49cc8532 100644
--- a/lib/internal/bootstrap/pre_execution.js
+++ b/lib/internal/bootstrap/pre_execution.js
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ function setupWarningHandler() {
 
 // https://fetch.spec.whatwg.org/
 function setupFetch() {
-  if (!getOptionValue('--experimental-fetch')) {
+  if (process.config.variables.node_no_browser_globals ||
+      !getOptionValue('--experimental-fetch')) {
     return;
   }