diff --git a/lib/trace_events.js b/lib/trace_events.js
index bf303c28b7dcdc..91ba8e9b71157c 100644
--- a/lib/trace_events.js
+++ b/lib/trace_events.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ if (!hasTracing)
 
 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();