diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index c17d0a39286a1e..5babf582ed572e 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ function connect() {
     socket.setTimeout(options.timeout);
   }
 
-  return Socket.prototype.connect.call(socket, options, cb);
+  return realConnect.call(socket, options, cb);
 }
 
 
@@ -921,7 +921,11 @@ Socket.prototype.connect = function() {
   const normalized = normalizeArgs(args);
   const options = normalized[0];
   const cb = normalized[1];
+  return realConnect.call(this, options, cb);
+};
+
 
+function realConnect(options, cb) {
   if (this.write !== Socket.prototype.write)
     this.write = Socket.prototype.write;
 
@@ -962,7 +966,7 @@ Socket.prototype.connect = function() {
     lookupAndConnect(this, options);
   }
   return this;
-};
+}
 
 
 function lookupAndConnect(self, options) {