diff --git a/lib/internal/assert/utils.js b/lib/internal/assert/utils.js
index 012f3e74dab00c..427f035f402623 100644
--- a/lib/internal/assert/utils.js
+++ b/lib/internal/assert/utils.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const {
+  ArrayPrototypeSlice,
   Error,
   ErrorCaptureStackTrace,
   ErrorPrototypeToString,
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ function innerOk(fn, ...args) {
       generatedMessage = true;
       messageArgs = [getErrMessage(fn)];
     } else {
-      messageArgs = args.slice(1);
+      messageArgs = ArrayPrototypeSlice(args, 1);
     }
 
     innerFail({