diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index 7f9b1e5c084d8c..d4212557b2cf33 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -1582,8 +1582,10 @@ function afterConnect(status, handle, req, readable, writable) {
 
     // Start the first read, or get an immediate EOF.
     // this doesn't actually consume any bytes, because len=0.
-    if (readable && !self.isPaused())
+    if (readable) {
       self.read(0);
+    }
+
     if (self[kPerfHooksNetConnectContext] && hasObserver('net')) {
       stopPerf(self, kPerfHooksNetConnectContext);
     }