diff --git a/doc/api/net.md b/doc/api/net.md
index d85bf56c895690..3e16d4a638f330 100644
--- a/doc/api/net.md
+++ b/doc/api/net.md
@@ -600,9 +600,9 @@ the error passed to the [`'error'`][] listener.
 The last parameter `connectListener`, if supplied, will be added as a listener
 for the [`'connect'`][] event **once**.
 
-This function should not be used for reconnecting a socket. Calling
-[`socket.connect()`][] a second time leads to undefined behavior.
-[`net.connect()`][] implicitly calls [`socket.connect()`][].
+This function should only be used for reconnecting a socket after
+`'close'` has been emitted or otherwise it may lead to undefined
+behavior.
 
 #### `socket.connect(options[, connectListener])`
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