diff --git a/lib/types/urlencoded.js b/lib/types/urlencoded.js
index b2ca8f16..83aac554 100644
--- a/lib/types/urlencoded.js
+++ b/lib/types/urlencoded.js
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ function parser (name) {
   // this uses a switch for static require analysis
   switch (name) {
     case 'qs':
-      mod = require('qs')
+      mod = require('neoqs/legacy')
       break
     case 'querystring':
       mod = require('querystring')
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ffabc735..c2a3b80e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
     "destroy": "1.2.0",
     "http-errors": "2.0.0",
     "iconv-lite": "0.4.24",
+    "neoqs": "^6.12.4",
     "on-finished": "2.4.1",
-    "qs": "6.12.3",
     "raw-body": "2.5.2",
     "type-is": "~1.6.18",
     "unpipe": "1.0.0"