diff --git a/lib/_http_server.js b/lib/_http_server.js
index bb9e65466873f1..3d114d87112e1b 100644
--- a/lib/_http_server.js
+++ b/lib/_http_server.js
@@ -363,8 +363,7 @@ function connectionListenerInternal(server, socket) {
 
   // Ensure that the server property of the socket is correctly set.
   // See https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/13435
-  if (socket.server === null)
-    socket.server = server;
+  socket.server = server;
 
   // If the user has added a listener to the server,
   // request, or response, then it's their responsibility.
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-generic-streams.js b/test/parallel/test-http-generic-streams.js
index aea371432a3d07..706cba7b385957 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-generic-streams.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-generic-streams.js
@@ -138,3 +138,17 @@ const MakeDuplexPair = require('../common/duplexpair');
   req.write(testData);
   req.end();
 }
+
+// Test 5: The client sends garbage.
+{
+  const server = http.createServer(common.mustNotCall());
+
+  const { clientSide, serverSide } = MakeDuplexPair();
+  server.emit('connection', serverSide);
+
+  server.on('clientError', common.mustCall());
+
+  // Send something that is not an HTTP request.
+  clientSide.end(
+    'I’m reading a book about anti-gravity. It’s impossible to put down!');
+}