diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index 9fee92ddf8..dc42fd7c11 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -692,9 +692,7 @@ function listen(self, address, port, addressType) {
       self._listen2(address, port, addressType);
     });
   } else {
-    process.nextTick(function() {
-      self._listen2(address, port, addressType);
-    });
+    self._listen2(address, port, addressType);
   }
 }