diff --git a/source/core/index.ts b/source/core/index.ts
index 866816447..e0038cf7c 100644
--- a/source/core/index.ts
+++ b/source/core/index.ts
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ export default class Request extends Duplex implements RequestEvents<Request> {
 		// `options.dnsCache`
 		if (options.dnsCache === true) {
 			options.dnsCache = new CacheableLookup();
-		} else if (!is.undefined(options.dnsCache) && options.dnsCache !== false && !(options.dnsCache instanceof CacheableLookup)) {
+		} else if (!is.undefined(options.dnsCache) && !(options.dnsCache instanceof CacheableLookup)) {
 			throw new TypeError(`Parameter \`dnsCache\` must be a CacheableLookup instance or a boolean, got ${is(options.dnsCache)}`);
 		}