diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/src/http.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/src/http.ts
index 88b05eb838c..fbca014ece5 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/src/http.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/src/http.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import {
 import type {
   ClientRequest,
   IncomingMessage,
-  request,
   RequestOptions,
   ServerResponse,
 } from 'http';
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ export class HttpPlugin extends BasePlugin<Http> {
       shimmer.wrap(
         this._moduleExports,
         'get',
-        this._getPatchOutgoingGetFunction(request)
+        this._getPatchOutgoingGetFunction(this._moduleExports.request)
       );
     }