diff --git a/lib/_http_common.js b/lib/_http_common.js
index 4c8d3c3850b2fa..a3e5f072b42ff6 100644
--- a/lib/_http_common.js
+++ b/lib/_http_common.js
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-const binding = process.binding('http_parser');
-const { methods, HTTPParser } = binding;
+const { methods, HTTPParser } = process.binding('http_parser');
 
 const FreeList = require('internal/freelist');
 const { ondrain } = require('internal/http');