diff --git a/lib/internal/abort_controller.js b/lib/internal/abort_controller.js
index 701b8da2da70ee..7a4381ecd13cb3 100644
--- a/lib/internal/abort_controller.js
+++ b/lib/internal/abort_controller.js
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ class AbortController {
 
   static [kMakeTransferable]() {
     const controller = new AbortController();
-    controller.#signal = transferableAbortSignal(controller.#signal);
+    controller.#signal = createAbortSignal({ transferable: true });
     return controller;
   }
 }