diff --git a/lib/http.js b/lib/http.js
index 1a1e6d75457..7a74fdb9268 100644
--- a/lib/http.js
+++ b/lib/http.js
@@ -1442,7 +1442,7 @@ function getAgent(options) {
     id = options + ':' + port;
     _opts.host = options;
     _opts.port = port;
-  } else if (options && options === 'object') {
+  } else if (options && typeof options === 'object') {
     if (options.port || options.host) {
       host = options.host || 'localhost';
       port = options.port || 80;