diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index b5ae15e4692393..c144caaf7d17bd 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -927,7 +927,8 @@ function lookupAndConnect(self, options) {
   var addressType = exports.isIP(host);
   if (addressType) {
     process.nextTick(function() {
-      connect(self, host, port, addressType, localAddress, localPort);
+      if (self._connecting)
+        connect(self, host, port, addressType, localAddress, localPort);
     });
     return;
   }
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-connect-immediate-destroy.js b/test/parallel/test-net-connect-immediate-destroy.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..37dc4b2d9a2391
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-connect-immediate-destroy.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+'use strict';
+const common = require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const net = require('net');
+
+const socket = net.connect(common.PORT, common.localhostIPv4, assert.fail);
+socket.on('error', assert.fail);
+socket.destroy();