diff --git a/lib/_http_agent.js b/lib/_http_agent.js
index 8632da45726514..65a538f3c8684a 100644
--- a/lib/_http_agent.js
+++ b/lib/_http_agent.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 const net = require('net');
 const util = require('util');
 const EventEmitter = require('events');
-const debug = util.debuglog('http');
+const debug = require('internal/util/debuglog').debuglog('http');
 const { async_id_symbol } = require('internal/async_hooks').symbols;
 
 // New Agent code.
diff --git a/lib/_http_common.js b/lib/_http_common.js
index a83c82c9d4b292..bf885161571be1 100644
--- a/lib/_http_common.js
+++ b/lib/_http_common.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const {
   readStop
 } = incoming;
 
-const debug = require('util').debuglog('http');
+const debug = require('internal/util/debuglog').debuglog('http');
 
 const kIncomingMessage = Symbol('IncomingMessage');
 const kOnHeaders = HTTPParser.kOnHeaders | 0;