diff --git a/lib/_tls_wrap.js b/lib/_tls_wrap.js
index 6d07272c7c10a7..246fabcc339861 100644
--- a/lib/_tls_wrap.js
+++ b/lib/_tls_wrap.js
@@ -426,7 +426,11 @@ TLSSocket.prototype._init = function(socket, wrap) {
 
     // Destroy socket if error happened before handshake's finish
     if (!self._secureEstablished) {
-      self.destroy(self._tlsError(err));
+      if (!self._controlReleased) {
+        self.destroy(err);
+      } else {
+        self.destroy(self._tlsError(err));
+      }
     } else if (options.isServer &&
                rejectUnauthorized &&
                /peer did not return a certificate/.test(err.message)) {