diff --git a/lib/internal/url.js b/lib/internal/url.js
index 61bb8ee991ada57..af15cb40dc757d0 100644
--- a/lib/internal/url.js
+++ b/lib/internal/url.js
@@ -838,7 +838,9 @@ class URL {
   get href() {
     // URLSearchParams is used on demand, and stores the search if it's used.
     if (this.#searchParams) {
-      return bindingUrl.update(this.#context.href, updateActions.kSearch, this.#searchParams.toString());
+      return StringPrototypeSlice(this.#context.href, 0, this.#context.hash_start - 1)
+        + this.#searchParams.toString()
+        + StringPrototypeSlice(this.#context.href, this.#context.hash_start);
     }
     return this.#context.href;
   }