diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1d9b3f9363..4b7418f59c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ For experimental package changes, see the [experimental CHANGELOG](experimental/
 ### :bug: (Bug Fix)
 
 * fix(resource): make properties for async resource resolution optional [#3677](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/3677) @pichlermarc
+* fix(resources): change fs/promises import to be node 12 compatible [#3681](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/3681) @pichlermarc
 
 ### :books: (Refine Doc)
 
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-resources/src/platform/node/machine-id/getMachineId-bsd.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-resources/src/platform/node/machine-id/getMachineId-bsd.ts
index edd04c7f1b..eb6dd1be41 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-resources/src/platform/node/machine-id/getMachineId-bsd.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-resources/src/platform/node/machine-id/getMachineId-bsd.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import * as fs from 'fs/promises';
+import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
 import { execAsync } from './execAsync';
 import { diag } from '@opentelemetry/api';
 
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-resources/src/platform/node/machine-id/getMachineId-linux.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-resources/src/platform/node/machine-id/getMachineId-linux.ts
index 74b145a2f4..9ebfe58e81 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-resources/src/platform/node/machine-id/getMachineId-linux.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-resources/src/platform/node/machine-id/getMachineId-linux.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-import * as fs from 'fs/promises';
+import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
 import { diag } from '@opentelemetry/api';
 
 export async function getMachineId(): Promise<string> {
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-resources/test/detectors/node/machine-id/getMachineId-bsd.test.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-resources/test/detectors/node/machine-id/getMachineId-bsd.test.ts
index 317132a968..ba60b1a944 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-resources/test/detectors/node/machine-id/getMachineId-bsd.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-resources/test/detectors/node/machine-id/getMachineId-bsd.test.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import * as sinon from 'sinon';
 import * as assert from 'assert';
-import * as fs from 'fs/promises';
+import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
 import { PromiseWithChild } from 'child_process';
 import * as util from '../../../../src/platform/node/machine-id/execAsync';
 import { getMachineId } from '../../../../src/platform/node/machine-id/getMachineId-bsd';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-resources/test/detectors/node/machine-id/getMachineId-linux.test.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-resources/test/detectors/node/machine-id/getMachineId-linux.test.ts
index d8dfe4d1da..41526db379 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-resources/test/detectors/node/machine-id/getMachineId-linux.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-resources/test/detectors/node/machine-id/getMachineId-linux.test.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import * as sinon from 'sinon';
 import * as assert from 'assert';
-import * as fs from 'fs/promises';
+import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
 
 import { getMachineId } from '../../../../src/platform/node/machine-id/getMachineId-linux';