diff --git a/lib/compat/dispatcher-weakref.js b/lib/compat/dispatcher-weakref.js
index a2fd0020416..463b29ca319 100644
--- a/lib/compat/dispatcher-weakref.js
+++ b/lib/compat/dispatcher-weakref.js
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ class CompatFinalizer {
       })
     }
   }
+
+  unregister (key) {}
 }
 
 module.exports = function () {
diff --git a/lib/fetch/request.js b/lib/fetch/request.js
index 85b8bb0df2f..376ce920dd8 100644
--- a/lib/fetch/request.js
+++ b/lib/fetch/request.js
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ class Request {
         const abort = function () {
           const ac = acRef.deref()
           if (ac !== undefined) {
+            requestFinalizer.unregister(ac)
             ac.abort(this.reason)
           }
         }