diff --git a/packages/webpack-cli/src/webpack-cli.ts b/packages/webpack-cli/src/webpack-cli.ts
index 3b02bdd2063..98316b32111 100644
--- a/packages/webpack-cli/src/webpack-cli.ts
+++ b/packages/webpack-cli/src/webpack-cli.ts
@@ -145,11 +145,15 @@ class WebpackCLI implements IWebpackCLI {
     }
 
     // Respect NODE_PATH environment variable
-    if (
-      process.env.NODE_PATH &&
-      fs.statSync(path.join(process.env.NODE_PATH, packageName)).isDirectory()
-    ) {
-      return true;
+    try {
+      if (
+        process.env.NODE_PATH &&
+        fs.statSync(path.join(process.env.NODE_PATH, packageName)).isDirectory()
+      ) {
+        return true;
+      }
+    } catch (_error) {
+      // Nothing
     }
 
     let dir = __dirname;