diff --git a/lib/test/reporters.js b/lib/test/reporters.js
index 287c07510bc13a..33d9991022d1c9 100644
--- a/lib/test/reporters.js
+++ b/lib/test/reporters.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const { ObjectDefineProperties } = primordials;
+const { ObjectDefineProperties, ReflectConstruct } = primordials;
 
 let dot;
 let spec;
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@ ObjectDefineProperties(module.exports, {
     __proto__: null,
     configurable: true,
     enumerable: true,
-    get() {
-      spec ??= require('internal/test_runner/reporter/spec');
-      return spec;
+    value: spec ?? function SpecReporter() { 
+      return ReflectConstruct(require('internal/test_runner/reporter/spec'), arguments); 
     },
   },
   tap: {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-runner-run.mjs b/test/parallel/test-runner-run.mjs
index 794d55ab1a51d1..107067053881fd 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-runner-run.mjs
+++ b/test/parallel/test-runner-run.mjs
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ describe('require(\'node:test\').run', { concurrency: true }, () => {
   });
 
   it('should be piped with spec', async () => {
-    const specReporter = new spec();
-    const result = await run({ files: [join(testFixtures, 'test/random.cjs')] }).compose(specReporter).toArray();
+    const result = await run({ files: [join(testFixtures, 'test/random.cjs')] }).compose(spec).toArray();
     const stringResults = result.map((bfr) => bfr.toString());
     assert.match(stringResults[0], /this should pass/);
     assert.match(stringResults[1], /tests 1/);