diff --git a/lib/_tls_wrap.js b/lib/_tls_wrap.js
index 6d760c19ed281e..271afd73a97998 100644
--- a/lib/_tls_wrap.js
+++ b/lib/_tls_wrap.js
@@ -269,15 +269,17 @@ function onerror(err) {
   }
 }
 
-function initRead(tls, wrapped) {
+// Used by both client and server TLSSockets to start data flowing from _handle,
+// read(0) causes a StreamBase::ReadStart, via Socket._read.
+function initRead(tls, socket) {
   // If we were destroyed already don't bother reading
   if (!tls._handle)
     return;
 
   // Socket already has some buffered data - emulate receiving it
-  if (wrapped && wrapped.readableLength) {
+  if (socket && socket.readableLength) {
     var buf;
-    while ((buf = wrapped.read()) !== null)
+    while ((buf = socket.read()) !== null)
       tls._handle.receive(buf);
   }