diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index 24e1f7aaa3..ac5f56825c 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -294,13 +294,21 @@ function setImplmentationMethods (self) {
     self._readImpl = function(buf, off, len, calledByIOWatcher) {
       var bytesRead = recvMsg(self.fd, buf, off, len);
 
-      // Do not emit this in the same stack, otherwise we risk corrupting
-      // our buffer pool which is full of read data, but has not had
-      // had its pointers updated just yet.
+      // Do not emit this in the same stack, otherwise we risk corrupting our
+      // buffer pool which is full of read data, but has not had had its
+      // pointers updated just yet.
+      //
+      // Save off recvMsg.fd in a closure so that, when we emit it later, we're
+      // emitting the same value that we see now. Otherwise, we can end up
+      // calling emit() after recvMsg() has been called again and end up
+      // emitting null (or another FD).
       if (recvMsg.fd !== null) {
-        process.nextTick(function() {
-          self.emit('fd', recvMsg.fd);
-        });
+        (function () {
+          var fd = recvMsg.fd;
+          process.nextTick(function() {
+            self.emit('fd', fd);
+          });
+        })();
       }
 
       return bytesRead;