diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index 47ae799cd1c574..6e99448076ee2c 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -991,10 +991,7 @@ function lookupAndConnect(self, options) {
   // If host is an IP, skip performing a lookup
   var addressType = cares.isIP(host);
   if (addressType) {
-    process.nextTick(function() {
-      if (self.connecting)
-        internalConnect(self, host, port, addressType, localAddress, localPort);
-    });
+    internalConnect(self, host, port, addressType, localAddress, localPort);
     return;
   }