diff --git a/lib/events.js b/lib/events.js
index 557461084631f3..ef8090e57778e7 100644
--- a/lib/events.js
+++ b/lib/events.js
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ const {
   SymbolAsyncIterator,
 } = primordials;
 const kRejection = SymbolFor('nodejs.rejection');
+const { inspect } = require('internal/util/inspect');
 
 let spliceOne;
 
@@ -63,10 +64,6 @@ const {
   },
 } = require('internal/errors');
 
-const {
-  inspect
-} = require('internal/util/inspect');
-
 const {
   validateAbortSignal,
   validateBoolean,
@@ -372,7 +369,6 @@ EventEmitter.prototype.emit = function emit(type, ...args) {
     }
 
     let stringifiedEr;
-    const { inspect } = require('internal/util/inspect');
     try {
       stringifiedEr = inspect(er);
     } catch {