diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index 07344ea7c77..3bd3de9ed30 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -949,8 +949,8 @@ Socket.prototype.connect = function() {
     // TODO(joyeecheung): use destructuring when V8 is fast enough
     normalized = normalizeArgs(args);
   }
-  const options = normalized[0];
-  const cb = normalized[1];
+  var options = normalized[0];
+  var cb = normalized[1];
 
   if (this.write !== Socket.prototype.write)
     this.write = Socket.prototype.write;