diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/_http_outgoing.ts b/ext/node/polyfills/_http_outgoing.ts
index 81fdd8dd70..3dfe43ca6b 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfills/_http_outgoing.ts
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/_http_outgoing.ts
@@ -532,6 +532,7 @@ Object.defineProperties(
       } else {
         this.outputData.push({ data, encoding, callback });
       }
+      return false;
     },
 
     _writeHeader() {