diff --git a/lib/zlib.js b/lib/zlib.js
index 5ce8637a50f04f..d8a1cb57c5a892 100644
--- a/lib/zlib.js
+++ b/lib/zlib.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const {
 const Transform = require('_stream_transform');
 const {
   _extend,
+  inherits,
   types: {
     isAnyArrayBuffer,
     isArrayBufferView
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@ const {
   Z_DEFAULT_STRATEGY, Z_DEFAULT_WINDOWBITS, Z_DEFAULT_MEMLEVEL, Z_FIXED,
   DEFLATE, DEFLATERAW, INFLATE, INFLATERAW, GZIP, GUNZIP, UNZIP
 } = constants;
-const { inherits } = require('util');
 
 // translation table for return codes.
 const codes = {