diff --git a/lib/internal/streams/utils.js b/lib/internal/streams/utils.js
index b924b498e6d63f..769eb37749c1b5 100644
--- a/lib/internal/streams/utils.js
+++ b/lib/internal/streams/utils.js
@@ -119,14 +119,14 @@ function isReadableFinished(stream, strict) {
 function isReadable(stream) {
   if (stream && stream[kIsReadable] != null) return stream[kIsReadable];
   const r = isReadableNodeStream(stream);
-  if (r === null || typeof stream?.readable !== 'boolean') return null;
+  if (typeof stream?.readable !== 'boolean') return null;
   if (isDestroyed(stream)) return false;
   return r && stream.readable && !isReadableFinished(stream);
 }
 
 function isWritable(stream) {
   const r = isWritableNodeStream(stream);
-  if (r === null || typeof stream?.writable !== 'boolean') return null;
+  if (typeof stream?.writable !== 'boolean') return null;
   if (isDestroyed(stream)) return false;
   return r && stream.writable && !isWritableEnded(stream);
 }