diff --git a/lib/_http_client.js b/lib/_http_client.js
index f293e3e6486f72..e2049da5725df7 100644
--- a/lib/_http_client.js
+++ b/lib/_http_client.js
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ const assert = require('internal/assert');
 const { once } = require('internal/util');
 const {
   _checkIsHttpToken: checkIsHttpToken,
-  debug,
   freeParser,
   parsers,
   HTTPParser,
@@ -78,6 +77,10 @@ const {
 
 const { addAbortSignal, finished } = require('stream');
 
+let debug = require('internal/util/debuglog').debuglog('http', (fn) => {
+  debug = fn;
+});
+
 const INVALID_PATH_REGEX = /[^\u0021-\u00ff]/;
 const kError = Symbol('kError');
 
diff --git a/lib/_http_common.js b/lib/_http_common.js
index 0d4bdcff05f56b..229353ec735288 100644
--- a/lib/_http_common.js
+++ b/lib/_http_common.js
@@ -269,7 +269,6 @@ module.exports = {
   chunkExpression: /(?:^|\W)chunked(?:$|\W)/i,
   continueExpression: /(?:^|\W)100-continue(?:$|\W)/i,
   CRLF: '\r\n',
-  debug,
   freeParser,
   methods,
   parsers,
diff --git a/lib/_http_outgoing.js b/lib/_http_outgoing.js
index 74e011d0ca9b21..70acdffbee91ca 100644
--- a/lib/_http_outgoing.js
+++ b/lib/_http_outgoing.js
@@ -81,8 +81,12 @@ const { validateString } = require('internal/validators');
 const { isUint8Array } = require('internal/util/types');
 const { construct, destroy } = require('internal/streams/destroy');
 
+let debug = require('internal/util/debuglog').debuglog('http', (fn) => {
+  debug = fn;
+});
+
 const HIGH_WATER_MARK = getDefaultHighWaterMark();
-const { CRLF, debug } = common;
+const { CRLF } = common;
 
 const kCorked = Symbol('kCorked');
 
diff --git a/lib/_http_server.js b/lib/_http_server.js
index ff6ad0b1897deb..59d6845d15edbb 100644
--- a/lib/_http_server.js
+++ b/lib/_http_server.js
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ const assert = require('internal/assert');
 const {
   parsers,
   freeParser,
-  debug,
   CRLF,
   continueExpression,
   chunkExpression,
@@ -90,6 +89,10 @@ const {
 } = require('internal/dtrace');
 const { setTimeout, clearTimeout } = require('timers');
 
+let debug = require('internal/util/debuglog').debuglog('http', (fn) => {
+  debug = fn;
+});
+
 const dc = require('diagnostics_channel');
 const onRequestStartChannel = dc.channel('http.server.request.start');
 const onResponseFinishChannel = dc.channel('http.server.response.finish');