diff --git a/lib/internal/repl/history.js b/lib/internal/repl/history.js
index a0ae07441eb912..9f41b18b676aa7 100644
--- a/lib/internal/repl/history.js
+++ b/lib/internal/repl/history.js
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ const { Interface } = require('readline');
 const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const os = require('os');
-const util = require('util');
-const debug = util.debuglog('repl');
+const debug = require('internal/util/debuglog').debuglog('repl');
 
 // XXX(chrisdickinson): The 15ms debounce value is somewhat arbitrary.
 // The debounce is to guard against code pasted into the REPL.