diff --git a/lib/internal/vm.js b/lib/internal/vm.js
index b14ba13e7e4cfb..d2063c78e6315d 100644
--- a/lib/internal/vm.js
+++ b/lib/internal/vm.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const {
   validateObject,
   validateString,
   validateStringArray,
-  validateUint32,
+  validateInt32,
 } = require('internal/validators');
 const {
   ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE,
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ function internalCompileFunction(code, params, options) {
   } = options;
 
   validateString(filename, 'options.filename');
-  validateUint32(columnOffset, 'options.columnOffset');
-  validateUint32(lineOffset, 'options.lineOffset');
+  validateInt32(columnOffset, 'options.columnOffset');
+  validateInt32(lineOffset, 'options.lineOffset');
   if (cachedData !== undefined)
     validateBuffer(cachedData, 'options.cachedData');
   validateBoolean(produceCachedData, 'options.produceCachedData');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-vm-basic.js b/test/parallel/test-vm-basic.js
index f2424128b66e9f..f70141e2b17a22 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-vm-basic.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-vm-basic.js
@@ -254,6 +254,28 @@ const vm = require('vm');
   // Setting value to run the last three tests
   Error.stackTraceLimit = 1;
 
+  assert.throws(() => {
+    vm.compileFunction(
+      'throw new Error("Sample Error")',
+      [],
+      { lineOffset: -1 }
+    )();
+  }, {
+    message: 'Sample Error',
+    stack: 'Error: Sample Error\n    at <anonymous>'
+  });
+
+  assert.throws(() => {
+    vm.compileFunction(
+      'throw new Error("Sample Error")',
+      [],
+      { lineOffset: -2 }
+    )();
+  }, {
+    message: 'Sample Error',
+    stack: 'Error: Sample Error\n    at <anonymous>:-1:7'
+  });
+
   assert.throws(() => {
     vm.compileFunction('throw new Error("Sample Error")')();
   }, {
@@ -272,6 +294,17 @@ const vm = require('vm');
     stack: 'Error: Sample Error\n    at <anonymous>:4:7'
   });
 
+  assert.throws(() => {
+    vm.compileFunction(
+      'throw new Error("Sample Error")',
+      [],
+      { columnOffset: -1 }
+    )();
+  }, {
+    message: 'Sample Error',
+    stack: 'Error: Sample Error\n    at <anonymous>:1:6'
+  });
+
   assert.throws(() => {
     vm.compileFunction(
       'throw new Error("Sample Error")',