3 files changed, 6 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/ext/fs/std_fs.rs b/ext/fs/std_fs.rs
index 49d113c01..4bdbf4943 100644
--- a/ext/fs/std_fs.rs
+++ b/ext/fs/std_fs.rs
@@ -647,15 +647,7 @@ fn metadata_to_fsstat(metadata: fs::Metadata) -> FsStat {
 }
 
 fn realpath(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> FsResult<PathBuf> {
-  let canonicalized_path = path.as_ref().canonicalize()?;
-  #[cfg(windows)]
-  let canonicalized_path = PathBuf::from(
-    canonicalized_path
-      .display()
-      .to_string()
-      .trim_start_matches("\\\\?\\"),
-  );
-  Ok(canonicalized_path)
+  Ok(deno_core::strip_unc_prefix(path.as_ref().canonicalize()?))
 }
 
 fn read_dir(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> FsResult<Vec<FsDirEntry>> {
diff --git a/ext/node/ops/require.rs b/ext/node/ops/require.rs
index 34eac8475..1c8647bab 100644
--- a/ext/node/ops/require.rs
+++ b/ext/node/ops/require.rs
@@ -287,15 +287,7 @@ where
   let path = PathBuf::from(request);
   ensure_read_permission::<Env::P>(state, &path)?;
   let fs = state.borrow::<Arc<dyn NodeFs>>();
-  let mut canonicalized_path = fs.canonicalize(&path)?;
-  if cfg!(windows) {
-    canonicalized_path = PathBuf::from(
-      canonicalized_path
-        .display()
-        .to_string()
-        .trim_start_matches("\\\\?\\"),
-    );
-  }
+  let canonicalized_path = deno_core::strip_unc_prefix(fs.canonicalize(&path)?);
   Ok(canonicalized_path.to_string_lossy().to_string())
 }
 
diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/01_require.js b/ext/node/polyfills/01_require.js
index 8fbe5078c..ce7312ee8 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfills/01_require.js
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/01_require.js
@@ -861,9 +861,11 @@ Module.prototype.load = function (filename) {
     throw Error("Module already loaded");
   }
 
-  this.filename = filename;
+  // Canonicalize the path so it's not pointing to the symlinked directory
+  // in `node_modules` directory of the referrer.
+  this.filename = ops.op_require_real_path(filename);
   this.paths = Module._nodeModulePaths(
-    pathDirname(filename),
+    pathDirname(this.filename),
   );
   const extension = findLongestRegisteredExtension(filename);
   // allow .mjs to be overriden