diff --git a/lib/_tls_wrap.js b/lib/_tls_wrap.js
index c44097a31a0a01..e2e81c66cd4d18 100644
--- a/lib/_tls_wrap.js
+++ b/lib/_tls_wrap.js
@@ -1655,7 +1655,7 @@ function normalizeConnectArgs(listArgs) {
   // This means that options.host overrides a host arg.
   if (listArgs[1] !== null && typeof listArgs[1] === 'object') {
     ObjectAssign(options, listArgs[1]);
-  } else if (listArgs[2] !== null && typeof listArgs[2] === 'object') {
+  } else {
     ObjectAssign(options, listArgs[2]);
   }