diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-http/src/http.ts b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-http/src/http.ts
index a76f1a918d..81e08ac860 100644
--- a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-http/src/http.ts
+++ b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-http/src/http.ts
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ export class HttpInstrumentation extends InstrumentationBase<Http> {
       'response',
       (response: http.IncomingMessage & { aborted?: boolean }) => {
         this._diag.debug('outgoingRequest on response()');
-        if (request.listenerCount('request') <= 0) {
+        if (request.listenerCount('response') <= 1) {
           response.resume();
         }
         const responseAttributes =