diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/src/http.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/src/http.ts
index 88b05eb838c..ea52f6e963c 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/src/http.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-http/src/http.ts
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export class HttpPlugin extends BasePlugin<Http> {
       shimmer.wrap(
         this._moduleExports,
         'get',
-        this._getPatchOutgoingGetFunction(request)
+        this._getPatchOutgoingGetFunction(this._moduleExports.request)
       );
     }