1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index 7d0a4a0e54..92b04838b6 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -744,13 +744,13 @@ Socket.prototype._writeGeneric = function(writev, data, encoding, cb) {
   this._pendingData = null;
   this._pendingEncoding = '';
 
-  this._unrefTimer();
-
   if (!this._handle) {
     this.destroy(new ERR_SOCKET_CLOSED(), cb);
     return false;
   }
 
+  this._unrefTimer();
+
   var req = createWriteWrap(this._handle, afterWrite);
   if (writev)
     writevGeneric(this, req, data, cb);