diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index 63422a273a..3469e82606 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -515,6 +515,11 @@ function initStream (self) {
 
       // Optimization: emit the original buffer with end points
       if (self.ondata) self.ondata(pool, start, end);
+    } else if (bytesRead == -2) {
+      // Temporary fix - need SSL refactor.
+      // -2 originates from SecureStream::ReadExtract
+      self.destroy(new Error('openssl read error'));
+      return false;
     }
   };
   self.readable = false;