diff --git a/lib/internal/fs/streams.js b/lib/internal/fs/streams.js
index 87d58a8be55f80..d51fbb1b580113 100644
--- a/lib/internal/fs/streams.js
+++ b/lib/internal/fs/streams.js
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ function ReadStream(path, options) {
     options.highWaterMark = 64 * 1024;
 
   // For backwards compat do not emit close on destroy.
-  options.emitClose = false;
+  if (options.emitClose === undefined) {
+    options.emitClose = false;
+  }
 
   Readable.call(this, options);
 
@@ -237,7 +239,9 @@ function WriteStream(path, options) {
   options = copyObject(getOptions(options, {}));
 
   // For backwards compat do not emit close on destroy.
-  options.emitClose = false;
+  if (options.emitClose === undefined) {
+    options.emitClose = false;
+  }
 
   Writable.call(this, options);