diff --git a/lib/deceiver.js b/lib/deceiver.js
index 7d3b27f..a249571 100644
--- a/lib/deceiver.js
+++ b/lib/deceiver.js
@@ -21,14 +21,20 @@ var kOnHeadersComplete
 var kOnMessageComplete
 var kOnBody
 if (mode === 'normal' || mode === 'modern') {
-  HTTPParser = process.binding('http_parser').HTTPParser
-  methods = HTTPParser.methods
+  HTTPParser = require('_http_common').HTTPParser
+  methods = require('_http_common').methods
 
-  // v6
-  if (!methods) {
+  // <= v11
+  if (!HTTPParser) {
+    HTTPParser = process.binding('http_parser').HTTPParser
     methods = process.binding('http_parser').methods
   }
 
+  // <= v5
+  if (!methods) {
+    methods = HTTPParser.methods
+  }
+
   reverseMethods = {}
 
   methods.forEach(function (method, index) {