diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index 09e34f75bd01f2..2b099d75efb7eb 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ Socket.prototype._writeGeneric = function(writev, data, encoding, cb) {
   this._pendingEncoding = '';
 
   if (!this._handle) {
-    this.destroy(new ERR_SOCKET_CLOSED(), cb);
+    cb(new ERR_SOCKET_CLOSED());
     return false;
   }