diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js b/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js
index 22e8103517b979..d7e240fbea5761 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js
@@ -969,14 +969,17 @@ Module._extensions['.js'] = function(module, filename) {
     const pkg = readPackageScope(filename);
     if (pkg && pkg.data && pkg.data.type === 'module') {
       if (warnRequireESM) {
+        const parentPath = module.parent && module.parent.filename;
+        const basename = parentPath &&
+            path.basename(filename) === path.basename(parentPath) ?
+          filename : path.basename(filename);
         process.emitWarning(
-          ((module.parent && module.parent.filename) ?
-            `${module.parent.filename} contains a ` : '') +
-          `require() of ${filename}, which is a .js file whose nearest ` +
-          'parent package.json contains "type": "module" which therefore ' +
-          'defines all .js files in that package scope as ES modules. ' +
-          'require() of ES modules is not allowed. Instead, rename ' +
-          `${filename} to end in .cjs, or change the requiring code to use ` +
+          'require() of ES modules is not supported.\nrequire() of ' +
+          `${filename} ${parentPath ? `from ${module.parent.filename} ` : ''}` +
+          'is an ES module file as it is a .js file whose nearest parent ' +
+          'package.json contains "type": "module" which defines all .js ' +
+          'files in that package scope as ES modules.\nInstead rename ' +
+          `${basename} to end in .cjs, change the requiring code to use ` +
           'import(), or remove "type": "module" from ' +
           `${path.resolve(pkg.path, 'package.json')}.`
         );
diff --git a/test/es-module/test-cjs-esm-warn.js b/test/es-module/test-cjs-esm-warn.js
index 238c1c48c36358..ec368c73e2ef2d 100644
--- a/test/es-module/test-cjs-esm-warn.js
+++ b/test/es-module/test-cjs-esm-warn.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ const pjson = path.resolve(
   fixtures.path('/es-modules/package-type-module/package.json')
 );
 
+const basename = 'cjs.js';
+
 const child = spawn(process.execPath, [requiring]);
 let stderr = '';
 child.stderr.setEncoding('utf8');
@@ -23,11 +25,14 @@ child.stderr.on('data', (data) => {
 child.on('close', common.mustCall((code, signal) => {
   assert.strictEqual(code, 0);
   assert.strictEqual(signal, null);
-  assert.strictEqual(stderr, `(node:${child.pid}) Warning: ${requiring} ` +
-    `contains a require() of ${required}, which is a .js file whose nearest ` +
-    'parent package.json contains "type": "module" which therefore defines ' +
-    'all .js files in that package scope as ES modules. require() of ES ' +
-    `modules is not allowed. Instead, rename ${required} to end in .cjs, or ` +
-    'change the requiring code to use import(), or remove "type": "module" ' +
-    `from ${pjson}.\n`);
+
+  assert.strictEqual(stderr, `(node:${child.pid}) Warning: ` +
+    'require() of ES modules is not supported.\nrequire() of ' +
+    `${required} from ${requiring} ` +
+    'is an ES module file as it is a .js file whose nearest parent ' +
+    'package.json contains "type": "module" which defines all .js ' +
+    'files in that package scope as ES modules.\nInstead rename ' +
+    `${basename} to end in .cjs, change the requiring code to use ` +
+    'import(), or remove "type": "module" from ' +
+    `${pjson}.\n`);
 }));