diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index a9113ad5c680f9..9b139d28597b5c 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -790,6 +790,8 @@ function afterWrite(status, handle, err) {
   // callback may come after call to destroy.
   if (self.destroyed) {
     debug('afterWrite destroyed');
+    if (this.callback)
+      this.callback(null);
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-tls-invoke-queued.js b/test/parallel/test-tls-invoke-queued.js
index 754b02ba0bae99..482ab847352793 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-tls-invoke-queued.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-tls-invoke-queued.js
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ const server = tls.createServer({
     c.write('world!', null, common.mustCall(function() {
       c.destroy();
     }));
-    // Data on next _write() will be written but callback will not be invoked
-    c.write(' gosh', null, common.mustNotCall());
+    // Data on next _write() will be written, and the cb will still be invoked
+    c.write(' gosh', null, common.mustCall());
   }));
 
   server.close();