diff --git a/lib/net_uv.js b/lib/net_uv.js
index e990cb9aa9a..09a549d2c30 100644
--- a/lib/net_uv.js
+++ b/lib/net_uv.js
@@ -70,9 +70,11 @@ function initSocketHandle(self) {
     self._handle.socket = self;
     self._handle.onread = onread;
 
-    var sockname = self._handle.getsockname();
-    self.remoteAddress = sockname.address;
-    self.remotePort = sockname.port;
+    if (self._handle.getsockname) {
+      var sockname = self._handle.getsockname();
+      self.remoteAddress = sockname.address;
+      self.remotePort = sockname.port;
+    }
     // also export sockname.family?
   }
 }