diff --git a/lib/ffi.js b/lib/ffi.js
index 5cd7c4b354ab..2a9db50fa51c 100644
--- a/lib/ffi.js
+++ b/lib/ffi.js
@@ -252,12 +252,10 @@ function dlopen(path, definitions) {
 }
 
 function dlclose(handle) {
-  checkFFIPermission();
   handle.close();
 }
 
 function dlsym(handle, symbol) {
-  checkFFIPermission();
   return handle.getSymbol(symbol);
 }
 
diff --git a/test/ffi/test-ffi-permissions.js b/test/ffi/test-ffi-permissions.js
index e441d88efac2..ff4a4ef3a67b 100644
--- a/test/ffi/test-ffi-permissions.js
+++ b/test/ffi/test-ffi-permissions.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ test('permission model blocks ffi memory and helper APIs', () => {
     ffi.getCurrentEventLoop();
   }, denied);
 
-  assert.throws(() => {
-    ffi.dlclose({ close() {} });
-  }, denied);
+  // Like handle.close() and handle.getSymbol(), these do not check permissions.
+  ffi.dlclose({ close() {} });
+  assert.strictEqual(ffi.dlsym({ getSymbol: () => 1n }, 'x'), 1n);
 });