diff --git a/lib/perf_hooks.js b/lib/perf_hooks.js
index 14b1aa44dddc26..453fc54eb95132 100644
--- a/lib/perf_hooks.js
+++ b/lib/perf_hooks.js
@@ -92,11 +92,12 @@ const IDX_SESSION_STATS_DATA_SENT = 6;
 const IDX_SESSION_STATS_DATA_RECEIVED = 7;
 const IDX_SESSION_STATS_MAX_CONCURRENT_STREAMS = 8;
 
+let http2;
 let sessionStats;
 let streamStats;
 
 function collectHttp2Stats(entry) {
-  const http2 = internalBinding('http2');
+  if (http2 === undefined) http2 = internalBinding('http2');
   switch (entry.name) {
     case 'Http2Stream':
       if (streamStats === undefined)