diff --git a/Sources/AsyncHTTPClient/HTTPClient.swift b/Sources/AsyncHTTPClient/HTTPClient.swift
index fdb453e7e..80df3b946 100644
--- a/Sources/AsyncHTTPClient/HTTPClient.swift
+++ b/Sources/AsyncHTTPClient/HTTPClient.swift
@@ -1095,7 +1095,11 @@ public final class HTTPClient: Sendable {
         package var attributeKeys: AttributeKeys
 
         public init() {
-            self._tracer = nil
+            if #available(macOS 10.15, iOS 13, tvOS 13, watchOS 6, *) {
+                self._tracer = InstrumentationSystem.tracer
+            } else {
+                self._tracer = nil
+            }
             self.attributeKeys = .init()
         }