diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index c367eb4181c85c..41ff284e1ec027 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -282,13 +282,13 @@ const kSetNoDelay = Symbol('kSetNoDelay');
 
 function Socket(options) {
   if (!(this instanceof Socket)) return new Socket(options);
-  if (options.objectMode) {
+  if (options?.objectMode) {
     throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE(
       'options.objectMode',
       options.objectMode,
       'is not supported'
     );
-  } else if (options.readableObjectMode || options.writableObjectMode) {
+  } else if (options?.readableObjectMode || options?.writableObjectMode) {
     throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE(
       `options.${
         options.readableObjectMode ? 'readableObjectMode' : 'writableObjectMode'