diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index 4c5e62b58c09e4..5a429a244f49f5 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -925,7 +925,9 @@ function lookupAndConnect(self, options) {
   // TODO(evanlucas) should we hot path this for localhost?
   var addressType = exports.isIP(host);
   if (addressType) {
-    connect(self, host, port, addressType, localAddress, localPort);
+    process.nextTick(function() {
+      connect(self, host, port, addressType, localAddress, localPort);
+    });
     return;
   }