diff --git a/lib/internal/abort_controller.js b/lib/internal/abort_controller.js
index ae12099bf802d3..701b8da2da70ee 100644
--- a/lib/internal/abort_controller.js
+++ b/lib/internal/abort_controller.js
@@ -309,12 +309,13 @@ function abortSignal(signal, reason) {
 }
 
 class AbortController {
-  #signal = createAbortSignal();
+  #signal;
 
   /**
    * @type {AbortSignal}
    */
   get signal() {
+    this.#signal ??= createAbortSignal();
     return this.#signal;
   }
 
@@ -322,7 +323,7 @@ class AbortController {
    * @param {any} reason
    */
   abort(reason = new DOMException('This operation was aborted', 'AbortError')) {
-    abortSignal(this.#signal, reason);
+    abortSignal(this.#signal ??= createAbortSignal(), reason);
   }
 
   [customInspectSymbol](depth, options) {