diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index 02fd18748036a3..f3c0ff62235b1f 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ const {
     ERR_SERVER_ALREADY_LISTEN,
     ERR_SERVER_NOT_RUNNING,
     ERR_SOCKET_BAD_PORT,
-    ERR_SOCKET_CLOSED
+    ERR_SOCKET_CLOSED,
+    ERR_STREAM_DESTROYED
   },
   errnoException,
   exceptionWithHostPort,
@@ -571,7 +572,11 @@ Socket.prototype._read = function(n) {
 
   if (this.connecting || !this._handle) {
     debug('_read wait for connection');
-    this.once('connect', () => this._read(n));
+    this.once('connect', () => {
+      if (!this.destroyed) {
+        this._read(n)
+      }
+    });
   } else if (!this._handle.reading) {
     tryReadStart(this);
   }
@@ -757,7 +762,11 @@ Socket.prototype._writeGeneric = function(writev, data, encoding, cb) {
     this._pendingData = data;
     this._pendingEncoding = encoding;
     this.once('connect', function connect() {
-      this._writeGeneric(writev, data, encoding, cb);
+      if (this.destroyed) {
+        cb(new ERR_STREAM_DESTROYED('write'));
+      } else {
+        this._writeGeneric(writev, data, encoding, cb);
+      }
     });
     return;
   }