diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index 7f9b1e5c084d8c..3f552ab16d488d 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -1033,6 +1033,8 @@ function internalConnect(
   self, address, port, addressType, localAddress, localPort, flags) {
   // TODO return promise from Socket.prototype.connect which
   // wraps _connectReq.
+  debug('resume');
+  self.resume();
 
   assert(self.connecting);