diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/internal_binding/tcp_wrap.ts b/ext/node/polyfills/internal_binding/tcp_wrap.ts
index 2856f808a1..d9f1c5356a 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfills/internal_binding/tcp_wrap.ts
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/internal_binding/tcp_wrap.ts
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ export class TCP extends ConnectionWrap {
    * @return An error status code.
    */
   setNoDelay(noDelay: boolean): number {
-    if ("setNoDelay" in this[kStreamBaseField]) {
+    if (this[kStreamBaseField] && "setNoDelay" in this[kStreamBaseField]) {
       this[kStreamBaseField].setNoDelay(noDelay);
     }
     return 0;