diff --git a/lib/_http_outgoing.js b/lib/_http_outgoing.js
index 69c20557130616..77f0b8f9e63125 100644
--- a/lib/_http_outgoing.js
+++ b/lib/_http_outgoing.js
@@ -489,8 +489,7 @@ function writeAfterEndNT(self, err, callback) {
 
 
 function connectionCorkNT(conn) {
-  if (conn)
-    conn.uncork();
+  conn.uncork();
 }