diff --git a/lib/internal/socket_list.js b/lib/internal/socket_list.js
index 961289efebc3c9..0d36b06cd7ccdc 100644
--- a/lib/internal/socket_list.js
+++ b/lib/internal/socket_list.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ class SocketListSend extends EventEmitter {
     super();
     this.key = key;
     this.child = child;
+    child.once('exit', () => this.emit('exit', this));
   }
 
   _request(msg, cmd, callback) {
diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index 753bc42e6d2629..70d4841d5e7b05 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -1664,6 +1664,10 @@ Server.prototype.listenFD = internalUtil.deprecate(function(fd, type) {
 Server.prototype._setupSlave = function(socketList) {
   this._usingSlaves = true;
   this._slaves.push(socketList);
+  socketList.once('exit', (socketList) => {
+    const index = this._slaves.indexOf(socketList);
+    this._slaves.splice(index, 1);
+  });
 };
 
 Server.prototype.ref = function() {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-child-process-fork-net2.js b/test/parallel/test-child-process-fork-net2.js
index b893685447191f..995d2d4c6c4ccb 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-child-process-fork-net2.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-child-process-fork-net2.js
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
   }
 
   process.on('exit', function() {
+    assert.strictEqual(server._slaves.length, 0);
     assert.strictEqual(disconnected, count);
     assert.strictEqual(connected, count);
   });