diff --git a/node/global_test.ts b/node/global_test.ts
index 400d67a65f69..9eea2c3b8998 100644
--- a/node/global_test.ts
+++ b/node/global_test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import "./global.ts";
 import {
   assert,
+  assertEquals,
   assertNotEquals,
   assertStrictEquals,
 } from "../testing/asserts.ts";
@@ -86,3 +87,30 @@ Deno.test("clearImmediate is correctly defined", () => {
   assertStrictEquals(globalThis.clearImmediate, timers.clearImmediate);
   assertStrictEquals(window.clearImmediate, timers.clearImmediate);
 });
+
+// https://github.com/denoland/deno_std/issues/2097
+Deno.test("global.ts evaluates synchronously", async () => {
+  const tempPath = await Deno.makeTempFile({ suffix: ".ts" });
+  try {
+    await Deno.writeTextFile(
+      tempPath,
+      `\
+      import "data:application/javascript,import '${
+        new URL("global.ts", import.meta.url).href
+      }'; console.log(globalThis.async ? 'async' : 'sync')";
+      import "data:application/javascript,globalThis.async = true";`,
+    );
+    const process = Deno.run({
+      cmd: [Deno.execPath(), "run", "--no-check", tempPath],
+      stdin: "null",
+      stdout: "piped",
+      stderr: "null",
+    });
+    assertEquals((await process.status()).code, 0);
+    const stdout = new TextDecoder().decode(await process.output());
+    assertEquals(stdout.trim(), "sync");
+    process.close();
+  } finally {
+    await Deno.remove(tempPath).catch(() => {});
+  }
+});
diff --git a/node/internal/util/debuglog.ts b/node/internal/util/debuglog.ts
index e1aa0756db1b..36ebdd8ba34f 100644
--- a/node/internal/util/debuglog.ts
+++ b/node/internal/util/debuglog.ts
@@ -103,19 +103,16 @@ export function debuglog(
   return logger;
 }
 
-let state = "";
-
-if (Deno.permissions) {
-  state = (await Deno.permissions.query({
-    name: "env",
-    variable: "NODE_DEBUG",
-  })).state;
-}
-
-if (state === "granted") {
-  initializeDebugEnv(Deno.env.get("NODE_DEBUG") ?? "");
-} else {
-  initializeDebugEnv("");
+let debugEnv;
+try {
+  debugEnv = Deno.env.get("NODE_DEBUG") ?? "";
+} catch (error) {
+  if (error instanceof Deno.errors.PermissionDenied) {
+    debugEnv = "";
+  } else {
+    throw error;
+  }
 }
+initializeDebugEnv(debugEnv);
 
 export default { debuglog };