diff --git a/lib/core/connection/connect.js b/lib/core/connection/connect.js
index 05125a3d4e..bd10535466 100644
--- a/lib/core/connection/connect.js
+++ b/lib/core/connection/connect.js
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ function parseSslOptions(family, options) {
   }
 
   // Set default sni servername to be the same as host
-  if (result.servername == null) {
+  if (result.servername == null && !net.isIP(result.host)) {
     result.servername = result.host;
   }