diff --git a/lib/dgram.js b/lib/dgram.js
index 6af6460f4eb78d..9c2837eb51fba5 100644
--- a/lib/dgram.js
+++ b/lib/dgram.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const {
   ObjectDefineProperty,
   ObjectSetPrototypeOf,
   ReflectApply,
+  SymbolDispose,
 } = primordials;
 
 const errors = require('internal/errors');
@@ -144,8 +145,8 @@ function Socket(type, listener) {
     if (signal.aborted) {
       onAborted();
     } else {
-      signal.addEventListener('abort', onAborted);
-      this.once('close', () => signal.removeEventListener('abort', onAborted));
+      const disposable = EventEmitter.addAbortListener(signal, onAborted);
+      this.once('close', disposable[SymbolDispose]);
     }
   }
   if (udpSocketChannel.hasSubscribers) {