diff --git a/lib/http-proxy/passes/web-incoming.js b/lib/http-proxy/passes/web-incoming.js
index 7ae735514..022ca4bf8 100644
--- a/lib/http-proxy/passes/web-incoming.js
+++ b/lib/http-proxy/passes/web-incoming.js
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
     function createErrorHandler(proxyReq, url) {
       return function proxyError(err) {
-        if (req.socket.destroyed && err.code === 'ECONNRESET') {
+        if (req.socket?.destroyed && err.code === 'ECONNRESET') {
           server.emit('econnreset', err, req, res, url);
           return proxyReq.abort();
         }