diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index baaf2180d1b463..c0d2576afc496b 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ const {
 const assert = require('internal/assert');
 const {
   UV_EADDRINUSE,
-  UV_EINVAL
+  UV_EINVAL,
+  UV_ENOTCONN
 } = internalBinding('uv');
 
 const { Buffer } = require('buffer');
@@ -403,7 +404,7 @@ Socket.prototype._final = function(cb) {
   req.callback = cb;
   const err = this._handle.shutdown(req);
 
-  if (err === 1)  // synchronous finish
+  if (err === 1 || err === UV_ENOTCONN)  // synchronous finish
     return afterShutdown.call(req, 0);
   else if (err !== 0)
     return this.destroy(errnoException(err, 'shutdown'));