1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lib/_http_agent.js b/lib/_http_agent.js
index 2618c6c3cb..3db42174d7 100644
--- a/lib/_http_agent.js
+++ b/lib/_http_agent.js
@@ -138,11 +138,6 @@ function Agent(options) {
     socket._httpMessage = null;
     this.removeSocket(socket, options);
 
-    const agentTimeout = this.options.timeout || 0;
-    if (socket.timeout !== agentTimeout) {
-      socket.setTimeout(agentTimeout);
-    }
-
     socket.once('error', freeSocketErrorListener);
     freeSockets.push(socket);
   });
@@ -402,6 +397,11 @@ Agent.prototype.keepSocketAlive = function keepSocketAlive(socket) {
   socket.setKeepAlive(true, this.keepAliveMsecs);
   socket.unref();
 
+  const agentTimeout = this.options.timeout || 0;
+  if (socket.timeout !== agentTimeout) {
+    socket.setTimeout(agentTimeout);
+  }
+
   return true;
 };