diff --git a/lib/internal/streams/pipeline.js b/lib/internal/streams/pipeline.js
index d1fc6e8d3eb76b..a334cdea0b503b 100644
--- a/lib/internal/streams/pipeline.js
+++ b/lib/internal/streams/pipeline.js
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ function pipelineImpl(streams, callback, opts) {
     finishImpl(new AbortError());
   }
 
+  kResistStopPropagation ??= require('internal/event_target').kResistStopPropagation;
   outerSignal?.addEventListener('abort', abort, { __proto__: null, [kResistStopPropagation]: true });
 
   let error;
diff --git a/lib/internal/watch_mode/files_watcher.js b/lib/internal/watch_mode/files_watcher.js
index 34877c5aad59c3..a00ee9059523d8 100644
--- a/lib/internal/watch_mode/files_watcher.js
+++ b/lib/internal/watch_mode/files_watcher.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class FilesWatcher extends EventEmitter {
     if (signal) {
       kResistStopPropagation ??= require('internal/event_target').kResistStopPropagation;
       const opts = { __proto__: null, once: true, [kResistStopPropagation]: true };
-      signal?.addEventListener('abort', () => this.clear(), opts);
+      signal.addEventListener('abort', () => this.clear(), opts);
     }
   }