diff --git a/lib/instrumentation/core/http.js b/lib/instrumentation/core/http.js
index 28ed206947..e57b0e64ff 100644
--- a/lib/instrumentation/core/http.js
+++ b/lib/instrumentation/core/http.js
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ module.exports = function initialize(agent, http, moduleName) {
   // change originally also appeared in 8.9.0 but was reverted in 8.9.1.
   //
   // TODO: Remove `SHOULD_WRAP_HTTPS` after deprecating Node <9.
-  if (SHOULD_WRAP_HTTPS) {
+  if (SHOULD_WRAP_HTTPS || (!SHOULD_WRAP_HTTPS && !IS_HTTPS)) {
     shimmer.wrapMethod(
       http,
       'http',