diff --git a/lib/_http_outgoing.js b/lib/_http_outgoing.js
index 47c6f93e99b277..654e85a34b3fd9 100644
--- a/lib/_http_outgoing.js
+++ b/lib/_http_outgoing.js
@@ -493,8 +493,7 @@ function writeAfterEndNT(self, err, callback) {
 
 
 function connectionCorkNT(conn) {
-  if (conn)
-    conn.uncork();
+  conn.uncork();
 }