diff --git a/lib/internal/http2/core.js b/lib/internal/http2/core.js
index c6915e903e9d01..7eda063dde9966 100644
--- a/lib/internal/http2/core.js
+++ b/lib/internal/http2/core.js
@@ -189,9 +189,10 @@ const { _connectionListener: httpConnectionListener } = http;
 let debug = require('internal/util/debuglog').debuglog('http2', (fn) => {
   debug = fn;
 });
+const debugEnabled = debug.enabled;
 
 function debugStream(id, sessionType, message, ...args) {
-  if (!debug.enabled) {
+  if (!debugEnabled) {
     return;
   }
   debug('Http2Stream %s [Http2Session %s]: ' + message,