diff --git a/lib/fetch/request.js b/lib/fetch/request.js
index 7e1b3d8eb1d..0091bfc78a7 100644
--- a/lib/fetch/request.js
+++ b/lib/fetch/request.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 const { extractBody, mixinBody, cloneBody } = require('./body')
 const { Headers, fill: fillHeaders, HeadersList } = require('./headers')
+const { FinalizationRegistry } = require('../compat/dispatcher-weakref')()
 const util = require('../core/util')
 const {
   isValidHTTPToken,