diff --git a/lib/internal/main/inspect.js b/lib/internal/main/inspect.js
index 7376f8984b13e1..f6777fe852bcfc 100644
--- a/lib/internal/main/inspect.js
+++ b/lib/internal/main/inspect.js
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 // `node inspect ...` or `node debug ...`
 
+const {
+  prepareMainThreadExecution
+} = require('internal/bootstrap/pre_execution');
+
+prepareMainThreadExecution();
+
 if (process.argv[1] === 'debug') {
   process.emitWarning(
     '`node debug` is deprecated. Please use `node inspect` instead.',