diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index 4cd2cf6bc2..5cf404b49c 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -887,9 +887,6 @@ function internalConnect(
   var err;
 
   if (localAddress || localPort) {
-    debug('binding to localAddress: %s and localPort: %d (addressType: %d)',
-          localAddress, localPort, addressType);
-
     if (addressType === 4) {
       localAddress = localAddress || '0.0.0.0';
       err = self._handle.bind(localAddress, localPort);
@@ -900,6 +897,8 @@ function internalConnect(
       self.destroy(new TypeError('Invalid addressType: ' + addressType));
       return;
     }
+    debug('binding to localAddress: %s and localPort: %d (addressType: %d)',
+          localAddress, localPort, addressType);
 
     if (err) {
       const ex = exceptionWithHostPort(err, 'bind', localAddress, localPort);