diff --git a/src/node_dtrace.cc b/src/node_dtrace.cc
index 49ebf07cf82..5c01a1753ce 100644
--- a/src/node_dtrace.cc
+++ b/src/node_dtrace.cc
@@ -91,8 +91,12 @@ using namespace v8;
   } \
   node_dtrace_connection_t conn; \
   Local<Object> _##conn = Local<Object>::Cast(arg); \
-  Local<Object> _handle = (_##conn)->Get(String::New("_handle"))->ToObject(); \
-  SLURP_INT(_handle, fd, &conn.fd); \
+  Local<Value> _handle = (_##conn)->Get(String::New("_handle")); \
+  if (_handle->IsObject()) { \
+    SLURP_INT(_handle.As<Object>(), fd, &conn.fd); \
+  } else { \
+    conn.fd = -1; \
+  } \
   SLURP_STRING(_##conn, remoteAddress, &conn.remote); \
   SLURP_INT(_##conn, remotePort, &conn.port); \
   SLURP_INT(_##conn, bufferSize, &conn.buffered);