diff --git a/lib/request.js b/lib/request.js
index 567fc8d..976774d 100644
--- a/lib/request.js
+++ b/lib/request.js
@@ -92,7 +92,16 @@ function regRequest (uri, params, cb_) {
 }
 
 function makeRequest (uri, params, cb_) {
-  var cb = once(cb_)
+  var socket
+  var cb = once(function (er, parsed, resp, data) {
+    if (socket) {
+      // The socket might be returned to a pool for re-use, so don’t keep
+      // the 'error' from here attached.
+      socket.removeListener('error', cb)
+    }
+
+    return cb_(er, parsed, resp, data)
+  })
 
   var parsed = url.parse(uri)
   var headers = {}
@@ -150,7 +159,8 @@ function makeRequest (uri, params, cb_) {
 
   req.on('error', cb)
   req.on('socket', function (s) {
-    s.on('error', cb)
+    socket = s
+    socket.on('error', cb)
   })
 
   if (params.body && (params.body instanceof Stream)) {