diff --git a/lib/util.js b/lib/util.js
index 4db05e478c4e86..f58f0e7a3e7605 100644
--- a/lib/util.js
+++ b/lib/util.js
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ function callbackify(original) {
             (rej) => process.nextTick(callbackifyOnRejected, rej, cb));
   }
 
-  Object.setPrototypeOf(callbackified, Object.getPrototypeOf(original));
   const descriptors = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptors(original);
   // It is possible to manipulate a functions `length` or `name` property. This
   // guards against the manipulation.
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-util-callbackify.js b/test/parallel/test-util-callbackify.js
index 5c5aa12f1d39e2..879177907451a8 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-util-callbackify.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-util-callbackify.js
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ const values = [
 
     const cbAsyncFn = callbackify(asyncFn);
     assert.strictEqual(cbAsyncFn.length, 2);
+    assert.notStrictEqual(
+      Object.getPrototypeOf(cbAsyncFn),
+      Object.getPrototypeOf(asyncFn)
+    );
+    assert.strictEqual(Object.getPrototypeOf(cbAsyncFn), Function.prototype);
     cbAsyncFn(value, common.mustCall((err, ret) => {
       assert.ifError(err);
       assert.strictEqual(ret, value);