diff --git a/lib/internal/http2/core.js b/lib/internal/http2/core.js
index 824d7d604c9..69cc72c7ae5 100644
--- a/lib/internal/http2/core.js
+++ b/lib/internal/http2/core.js
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ function pingCallback(cb) {
 // 6. enablePush must be a boolean
 // All settings are optional and may be left undefined
 const validateSettings = hideStackFrames((settings) => {
-  settings = { ...settings };
+  if (settings === undefined) return;
   assertWithinRange('headerTableSize',
                     settings.headerTableSize,
                     0, kMaxInt);
@@ -805,7 +805,6 @@ const validateSettings = hideStackFrames((settings) => {
     throw new ERR_HTTP2_INVALID_SETTING_VALUE('enablePush',
                                               settings.enablePush);
   }
-  return settings;
 });
 
 // Creates the internal binding.Http2Session handle for an Http2Session
@@ -1144,7 +1143,7 @@ class Http2Session extends EventEmitter {
     if (this.destroyed)
       throw new ERR_HTTP2_INVALID_SESSION();
     assertIsObject(settings, 'settings');
-    settings = validateSettings(settings);
+    validateSettings(settings);
 
     if (callback && typeof callback !== 'function')
       throw new ERR_INVALID_CALLBACK();
@@ -1152,7 +1151,7 @@ class Http2Session extends EventEmitter {
 
     this[kState].pendingAck++;
 
-    const settingsFn = submitSettings.bind(this, settings, callback);
+    const settingsFn = submitSettings.bind(this, { ...settings }, callback);
     if (this.connecting) {
       this.once('connect', settingsFn);
       return;
@@ -2817,7 +2816,8 @@ function createServer(options, handler) {
 // HTTP2-Settings header frame.
 function getPackedSettings(settings) {
   assertIsObject(settings, 'settings');
-  updateSettingsBuffer(validateSettings(settings));
+  validateSettings(settings);
+  updateSettingsBuffer({ ...settings });
   return binding.packSettings();
 }