diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index 867e1df7ccc252..0e0060f07da17a 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -627,6 +627,7 @@ Socket.prototype._writeGeneric = function(writev, data, encoding, cb) {
   }
 
   var req = new WriteWrap();
+  req.handle = this._handle;
   req.oncomplete = afterWrite;
   req.async = false;
   var err;