diff --git a/lib/internal/assert/assertion_error.js b/lib/internal/assert/assertion_error.js
index 7c9bace3781bc3..ea2a999a60e7e8 100644
--- a/lib/internal/assert/assertion_error.js
+++ b/lib/internal/assert/assertion_error.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const { inspect } = require('util');
+const { inspect } = require('internal/util/inspect');
 const { codes: {
   ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE
 } } = require('internal/errors');