diff --git a/lib/_http_incoming.js b/lib/_http_incoming.js
index d0c7ce9ba2de06..1b6099a89dc65c 100644
--- a/lib/_http_incoming.js
+++ b/lib/_http_incoming.js
@@ -359,7 +359,11 @@ IncomingMessage.prototype._dump = function _dump() {
 };
 
 function onError(instance, cb, error) {
-  instance.listenerCount('error') > 0 ? cb(error) : cb();
+  if (instance.listenerCount('error') > 0) {
+    cb(error);
+  } else {
+    cb();
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = {