diff --git a/src/env-inl.h b/src/env-inl.h
index 34d0531a1e4b61..a3f4a797adaeae 100644
--- a/src/env-inl.h
+++ b/src/env-inl.h
@@ -478,7 +478,10 @@ inline void Environment::SetMethod(v8::Local<v8::Object> that,
                                    v8::FunctionCallback callback) {
   v8::Local<v8::Function> function =
       NewFunctionTemplate(callback)->GetFunction();
-  v8::Local<v8::String> name_string = v8::String::NewFromUtf8(isolate(), name);
+  // kInternalized strings are created in the old space.
+  const v8::NewStringType type = v8::NewStringType::kInternalized;
+  v8::Local<v8::String> name_string =
+      v8::String::NewFromUtf8(isolate(), name, type).ToLocalChecked();
   that->Set(name_string, function);
   function->SetName(name_string);  // NODE_SET_METHOD() compatibility.
 }
@@ -489,7 +492,10 @@ inline void Environment::SetProtoMethod(v8::Local<v8::FunctionTemplate> that,
   v8::Local<v8::Signature> signature = v8::Signature::New(isolate(), that);
   v8::Local<v8::Function> function =
       NewFunctionTemplate(callback, signature)->GetFunction();
-  v8::Local<v8::String> name_string = v8::String::NewFromUtf8(isolate(), name);
+  // kInternalized strings are created in the old space.
+  const v8::NewStringType type = v8::NewStringType::kInternalized;
+  v8::Local<v8::String> name_string =
+      v8::String::NewFromUtf8(isolate(), name, type).ToLocalChecked();
   that->PrototypeTemplate()->Set(name_string, function);
   function->SetName(name_string);  // NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD() compatibility.
 }
@@ -499,7 +505,10 @@ inline void Environment::SetTemplateMethod(v8::Local<v8::FunctionTemplate> that,
                                            v8::FunctionCallback callback) {
   v8::Local<v8::Function> function =
       NewFunctionTemplate(callback)->GetFunction();
-  v8::Local<v8::String> name_string = v8::String::NewFromUtf8(isolate(), name);
+  // kInternalized strings are created in the old space.
+  const v8::NewStringType type = v8::NewStringType::kInternalized;
+  v8::Local<v8::String> name_string =
+      v8::String::NewFromUtf8(isolate(), name, type).ToLocalChecked();
   that->Set(name_string, function);
   function->SetName(name_string);  // NODE_SET_METHOD() compatibility.
 }