diff --git a/lib/http/base.js b/lib/http/base.js
index a997263a..889c6148 100644
--- a/lib/http/base.js
+++ b/lib/http/base.js
@@ -812,10 +812,10 @@ HTTPBase.prototype.address = function address() {
 HTTPBase.prototype.listen = function listen(port, host) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     let addr;
-    this.server.listen(port, host, (err) => {
-      if (err)
-        return reject(err);
 
+    this.server.once('error', reject)
+
+    this.server.listen(port, host, () => {
       addr = this.address();
 
       this.emit('listening', addr);
diff --git a/lib/net/tcp.js b/lib/net/tcp.js
index 5daec677..37b47c37 100644
--- a/lib/net/tcp.js
+++ b/lib/net/tcp.js
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ tcp.createServer = function createServer() {
 
   ee.listen = function listen(port, host) {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      server.listen(port, host, wrap(resolve, reject));
+      server.once('error', reject)
+      server.listen(port, host, resolve);
     });
   };