diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index 103b6c92647700..33690d02e681de 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@ function lookupAndConnect(self, options) {
   }
 
   if (autoSelectFamilyAttemptTimeout !== undefined) {
-    validateInt32(autoSelectFamilyAttemptTimeout);
+    validateInt32(autoSelectFamilyAttemptTimeout, 'options.autoSelectFamilyAttemptTimeout', 1);
 
     if (autoSelectFamilyAttemptTimeout < 10) {
       autoSelectFamilyAttemptTimeout = 10;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-socket-connect-invalid-autoselectfamilyattempttimeout.js b/test/parallel/test-net-socket-connect-invalid-autoselectfamilyattempttimeout.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..b7bd1ec0751ae8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-socket-connect-invalid-autoselectfamilyattempttimeout.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+'use strict';
+require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const net = require('net');
+
+for (const autoSelectFamilyAttemptTimeout of [-10, 0]) {
+  assert.throws(() => {
+    net.connect({
+      port: 8080,
+      autoSelectFamily: true,
+      autoSelectFamilyAttemptTimeout,
+    });
+  }, { code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE' });
+}