diff --git a/lib/dgram.js b/lib/dgram.js
index 969f696b9e50da..e34e2e81f8d43d 100644
--- a/lib/dgram.js
+++ b/lib/dgram.js
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ const { Buffer } = require('buffer');
 const { deprecate, guessHandleType, promisify } = require('internal/util');
 const { isArrayBufferView } = require('internal/util/types');
 const EventEmitter = require('events');
+const { addAbortListener } = require('internal/events/abort_listener');
 const {
   defaultTriggerAsyncIdScope,
   symbols: { async_id_symbol, owner_symbol },
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ function Socket(type, listener) {
     if (signal.aborted) {
       onAborted();
     } else {
-      const disposable = EventEmitter.addAbortListener(signal, onAborted);
+      const disposable = addAbortListener(signal, onAborted);
       this.once('close', disposable[SymbolDispose]);
     }
   }