diff --git a/lib/trace_events.js b/lib/trace_events.js
index 41c4dbe741cd1d..2b154946d86504 100644
--- a/lib/trace_events.js
+++ b/lib/trace_events.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ if (!hasTracing || !ownsProcessState)
 
 const { CategorySet, getEnabledCategories } = internalBinding('trace_events');
 const { customInspectSymbol } = require('internal/util');
-const { format } = require('util');
+const { format } = require('internal/util/inspect');
 
 const enabledTracingObjects = new Set();