diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/errors.ts b/packages/core/src/tracing/errors.ts
index f72cbbfe5349..a2d5af2560c5 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/errors.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/errors.ts
@@ -20,24 +20,24 @@ export function registerSpanErrorInstrumentation(): void {
     return;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * If an error or unhandled promise occurs, we mark the active root span as failed
+   */
+  function errorCallback(): void {
+    const activeSpan = getActiveSpan();
+    const rootSpan = activeSpan && getRootSpan(activeSpan);
+    if (rootSpan) {
+      const message = 'internal_error';
+      DEBUG_BUILD && debug.log(`[Tracing] Root span: ${message} -> Global error occurred`);
+      rootSpan.setStatus({ code: SPAN_STATUS_ERROR, message });
+    }
+  }
+
+  // The function name will be lost when bundling but we need to be able to identify this listener later to maintain the
+  // node.js default exit behaviour
+  errorCallback.tag = 'sentry_tracingErrorCallback';
+
   errorsInstrumented = true;
   addGlobalErrorInstrumentationHandler(errorCallback);
   addGlobalUnhandledRejectionInstrumentationHandler(errorCallback);
 }
-
-/**
- * If an error or unhandled promise occurs, we mark the active root span as failed
- */
-function errorCallback(): void {
-  const activeSpan = getActiveSpan();
-  const rootSpan = activeSpan && getRootSpan(activeSpan);
-  if (rootSpan) {
-    const message = 'internal_error';
-    DEBUG_BUILD && debug.log(`[Tracing] Root span: ${message} -> Global error occurred`);
-    rootSpan.setStatus({ code: SPAN_STATUS_ERROR, message });
-  }
-}
-
-// The function name will be lost when bundling but we need to be able to identify this listener later to maintain the
-// node.js default exit behaviour
-errorCallback.tag = 'sentry_tracingErrorCallback';