diff --git a/lib/internal/bootstrap/pre_execution.js b/lib/internal/bootstrap/pre_execution.js
index b64dfaf980fd92..5ad8fcbd093e5b 100644
--- a/lib/internal/bootstrap/pre_execution.js
+++ b/lib/internal/bootstrap/pre_execution.js
@@ -185,12 +185,12 @@ function setupFetch() {
       return undici;
     }
 
-    emitExperimentalWarning('The Fetch API');
     undici = require('internal/deps/undici/undici');
     return undici;
   }
 
   async function fetch(input, init = undefined) {
+    emitExperimentalWarning('The Fetch API');
     return lazyUndici().fetch(input, init);
   }