diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/esm/resolve.js b/lib/internal/modules/esm/resolve.js
index 2aa5a3df4a93bd..c0b09e51d8cc8f 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/esm/resolve.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/esm/resolve.js
@@ -1068,15 +1068,11 @@ function defaultResolve(specifier, context = {}) {
     // Avoid accessing the `protocol` property due to the lazy getters.
     protocol = parsed.protocol;
 
-    if (protocol === 'data:' &&
-      parsedParentURL.protocol !== 'file:' &&
-      experimentalNetworkImports) {
-      throw new ERR_NETWORK_IMPORT_DISALLOWED(
-        specifier,
-        parsedParentURL,
-        'import data: from a non file: is not allowed',
-      );
-    }
+   if (protocol === 'data:' && parentProtocol !== 'file:' && parentProtocol !== 'data:') {
+     throw new ERR_NETWORK_IMPORT_DISALLOWED(
+       'import of \'data:\' is not supported: import data: from a non file: is not allowed'
+  );
+}
     if (protocol === 'data:' ||
       (experimentalNetworkImports &&
         (