diff --git a/lib/_http_outgoing.js b/lib/_http_outgoing.js
index 7394cc4a40ec19..a92eaa3293c51c 100644
--- a/lib/_http_outgoing.js
+++ b/lib/_http_outgoing.js
@@ -685,10 +685,10 @@ function onError(msg, err, callback) {
 }
 
 function emitErrorNt(msg, err, callback) {
-  callback(err);
   if (typeof msg.emit === 'function' && !msg._closed) {
     msg.emit('error', err);
   }
+  callback(err);
 }
 
 function write_(msg, chunk, encoding, callback, fromEnd) {