diff --git a/ext/node/ops/util.rs b/ext/node/ops/util.rs
index 1af4f7edbd9206..94268862202daf 100644
--- a/ext/node/ops/util.rs
+++ b/ext/node/ops/util.rs
@@ -18,18 +18,18 @@ enum HandleType {
 }
 
 #[op2(fast)]
-pub fn op_node_guess_handle_type(
-  state: &mut OpState,
-  rid: u32,
-) -> Result<u32, deno_core::error::ResourceError> {
-  let handle = state.resource_table.get_handle(rid)?;
+pub fn op_node_guess_handle_type(state: &mut OpState, rid: u32) -> u32 {
+  let handle = match state.resource_table.get_handle(rid) {
+    Ok(handle) => handle,
+    _ => return HandleType::Unknown as u32,
+  };
 
   let handle_type = match handle {
     ResourceHandle::Fd(handle) => guess_handle_type(handle),
     _ => HandleType::Unknown,
   };
 
-  Ok(handle_type as u32)
+  handle_type as u32
 }
 
 #[cfg(windows)]