diff --git a/src/js/node/util.js b/src/js/node/util.js
index e47e8fa389c24..a5298d8c267ae 100644
--- a/src/js/node/util.js
+++ b/src/js/node/util.js
@@ -166,24 +166,26 @@ function defineCustomPromisify(target, callback) {
 {
   const { setTimeout: timeout, setImmediate: immediate, setInterval: interval } = globalThis;
 
+  let timersPromises;
+
   if (timeout) {
     defineCustomPromisify(timeout, function setTimeout(arg1) {
-      const fn = defineCustomPromisify(timeout, require("node:timers/promises").setTimeout);
-      return fn.$apply(this, arguments);
+      if (!timersPromises) timersPromises = require("node:timers/promises");
+      return timersPromises.setTimeout.$apply(this, arguments);
     });
   }
 
   if (immediate) {
     defineCustomPromisify(immediate, function setImmediate(arg1) {
-      const fn = defineCustomPromisify(immediate, require("node:timers/promises").setImmediate);
-      return fn.$apply(this, arguments);
+      if (!timersPromises) timersPromises = require("node:timers/promises");
+      return timersPromises.setImmediate.$apply(this, arguments);
     });
   }
 
   if (interval) {
     defineCustomPromisify(interval, function setInterval(arg1) {
-      const fn = defineCustomPromisify(interval, require("node:timers/promises").setInterval);
-      return fn.$apply(this, arguments);
+      if (!timersPromises) timersPromises = require("node:timers/promises");
+      return timersPromises.setInterval.$apply(this, arguments);
     });
   }
 }