diff --git a/lib/_tls_wrap.js b/lib/_tls_wrap.js
index 43947bb8c68b91..cefd321edaf3cc 100644
--- a/lib/_tls_wrap.js
+++ b/lib/_tls_wrap.js
@@ -277,19 +277,19 @@ function onerror(err) {
 
 // Used by both client and server TLSSockets to start data flowing from _handle,
 // read(0) causes a StreamBase::ReadStart, via Socket._read.
-function initRead(tls, socket) {
+function initRead(tlsSocket, socket) {
   // If we were destroyed already don't bother reading
-  if (!tls._handle)
+  if (!tlsSocket._handle)
     return;
 
   // Socket already has some buffered data - emulate receiving it
   if (socket && socket.readableLength) {
     var buf;
     while ((buf = socket.read()) !== null)
-      tls._handle.receive(buf);
+      tlsSocket._handle.receive(buf);
   }
 
-  tls.read(0);
+  tlsSocket.read(0);
 }
 
 /**