diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/_tls_wrap.ts b/ext/node/polyfills/_tls_wrap.ts
index 08275d4110..a251904b24 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfills/_tls_wrap.ts
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/_tls_wrap.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ export class TLSSocket extends net.Socket {
   constructor(socket: any, opts: any = kEmptyObject) {
     const tlsOptions = { ...opts };
 
-    const hostname = opts.servername ?? opts.host ?? socket._host;
+    const hostname = opts.servername ?? opts.host ?? socket?._host ??
+      "localhost";
     tlsOptions.hostname = hostname;
 
     const _cert = tlsOptions?.secureContext?.cert;
diff --git a/tests/unit_node/tls_test.ts b/tests/unit_node/tls_test.ts
index f34d9efb5b..cfdc565c77 100644
--- a/tests/unit_node/tls_test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit_node/tls_test.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ Deno.test("tls.connect makes tls connection", async () => {
   await delay(200);
 
   const conn = tls.connect({
-    host: "localhost",
     port,
     secureContext: {
       ca: rootCaCert,