diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/src/platform/node/instrumentation.ts b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/src/platform/node/instrumentation.ts
index c639bc8bd4..3d5ff7720f 100644
--- a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/src/platform/node/instrumentation.ts
+++ b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation/src/platform/node/instrumentation.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import {
   Hooked,
 } from './RequireInTheMiddleSingleton';
 import type { HookFn } from 'import-in-the-middle';
-import * as ImportInTheMiddle from 'import-in-the-middle';
+const ImportInTheMiddle = require('import-in-the-middle');
 import { InstrumentationModuleDefinition } from '../../types';
 import { diag } from '@opentelemetry/api';
 import type { OnRequireFn } from 'require-in-the-middle';
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ export abstract class InstrumentationBase<T = any>
 
       this._hooks.push(hook);
       const esmHook =
-        new (ImportInTheMiddle as unknown as typeof ImportInTheMiddle.default)(
+        new ImportInTheMiddle(
           [module.name],
           { internals: false },
           <HookFn>hookFn