diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index 8fdd7bd86a8c46..f7d55ca6462920 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ function connect(...args) {
     socket.setTimeout(options.timeout);
   }
 
-  return Socket.prototype.connect.call(socket, normalized);
+  return socket.connect(normalized);
 }