diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/_meta/options.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/_meta/options.lua
index 6d9ffb8850..990c227187 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/_meta/options.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/_meta/options.lua
@@ -6909,7 +6909,7 @@ vim.wo.stc = vim.wo.statuscolumn
 ---
 ---
 --- @type string
-vim.o.statusline = "%<%f %h%w%m%r %=%{% &showcmdloc == 'statusline' ? '%-10.S ' : '' %}%{% exists('b:keymap_name') ? '<'..b:keymap_name..'> ' : '' %}%{% &busy > 0 ? '◐ ' : '' %}%(%{luaeval('(pcall(require, ''vim.diagnostic'') and vim.diagnostic.status()) or '''' ')} %)%{% &ruler ? ( &rulerformat == '' ? '%-14.(%l,%c%V%) %P' : &rulerformat ) : '' %}"
+vim.o.statusline = "%<%f %h%w%m%r %=%{% &showcmdloc == 'statusline' ? '%-10.S ' : '' %}%{% exists('b:keymap_name') ? '<'..b:keymap_name..'> ' : '' %}%{% &busy > 0 ? '◐ ' : '' %}%(%{luaeval('(package.loaded[''vim.diagnostic''] and vim.diagnostic.status()) or '''' ')} %)%{% &ruler ? ( &rulerformat == '' ? '%-14.(%l,%c%V%) %P' : &rulerformat ) : '' %}"
 vim.o.stl = vim.o.statusline
 vim.wo.statusline = vim.o.statusline
 vim.wo.stl = vim.wo.statusline
diff --git a/src/nvim/options.lua b/src/nvim/options.lua
index 12e403254d..aa6f8ee966 100644
--- a/src/nvim/options.lua
+++ b/src/nvim/options.lua
@@ -8714,7 +8714,7 @@ local options = {
           "%{% &showcmdloc == 'statusline' ? '%-10.S ' : '' %}",
           "%{% exists('b:keymap_name') ? '<'..b:keymap_name..'> ' : '' %}",
           "%{% &busy > 0 ? '◐ ' : '' %}",
-          "%(%{luaeval('(pcall(require, ''vim.diagnostic'') and vim.diagnostic.status()) or '''' ')} %)",
+          "%(%{luaeval('(package.loaded[''vim.diagnostic''] and vim.diagnostic.status()) or '''' ')} %)",
           "%{% &ruler ? ( &rulerformat == '' ? '%-14.(%l,%c%V%) %P' : &rulerformat ) : '' %}",
         }),
         doc = 'is very long',
diff --git a/test/functional/ui/statusline_spec.lua b/test/functional/ui/statusline_spec.lua
index 059566abad..43c8a7aac6 100644
--- a/test/functional/ui/statusline_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/ui/statusline_spec.lua
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ describe('default statusline', function()
       "%{% &showcmdloc == 'statusline' ? '%-10.S ' : '' %}",
       "%{% exists('b:keymap_name') ? '<'..b:keymap_name..'> ' : '' %}",
       "%{% &busy > 0 ? '◐ ' : '' %}",
-      "%(%{luaeval('(pcall(require, ''vim.diagnostic'') and vim.diagnostic.status()) or '''' ')} %)",
+      "%(%{luaeval('(package.loaded[''vim.diagnostic''] and vim.diagnostic.status()) or '''' ')} %)",
       "%{% &ruler ? ( &rulerformat == '' ? '%-14.(%l,%c%V%) %P' : &rulerformat ) : '' %}",
     })