diff --git a/lib/console.js b/lib/console.js
index 07f177d595deb2..46b7f7627eddae 100644
--- a/lib/console.js
+++ b/lib/console.js
@@ -319,15 +319,6 @@ const iterKey = '(iteration index)';
 
 
 const isArray = (v) => ArrayIsArray(v) || isTypedArray(v) || isBuffer(v);
-const inspect = (v) => {
-  const opt = { depth: 0, maxArrayLength: 3 };
-  if (v !== null && typeof v === 'object' &&
-      !isArray(v) && ObjectKeys(v).length > 2)
-    opt.depth = -1;
-  return util.inspect(v, opt);
-};
-
-const getIndexArray = (length) => ArrayFrom({ length }, (_, i) => inspect(i));
 
 // https://console.spec.whatwg.org/#table
 Console.prototype.table = function(tabularData, properties) {
@@ -340,6 +331,16 @@ Console.prototype.table = function(tabularData, properties) {
 
   const final = (k, v) => this.log(cliTable(k, v));
 
+  const inspect = (v) => {
+    const opt = { depth: 0, maxArrayLength: 3 };
+    if (v !== null && typeof v === 'object' &&
+      !isArray(v) && ObjectKeys(v).length > 2)
+      opt.depth = -1;
+    Object.assign(opt, this[kGetInspectOptions](this._stdout));
+    return util.inspect(v, opt);
+  };
+  const getIndexArray = (length) => ArrayFrom({ length }, (_, i) => inspect(i));
+
   const mapIter = isMapIterator(tabularData);
   if (mapIter)
     tabularData = previewMapIterator(tabularData);