diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/painting/_network_image_web.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/painting/_network_image_web.dart
index aed8b975f6..4d2282e1b2 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/painting/_network_image_web.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/painting/_network_image_web.dart
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ typedef HttpRequestFactory = DomXMLHttpRequest Function();
 
 /// Default HTTP client.
 DomXMLHttpRequest _httpClient() {
-  return DomXMLHttpRequest();
+  return createDomXMLHttpRequest();
 }
 
 /// Creates an overridable factory function.