diff --git a/lib/_tls_wrap.js b/lib/_tls_wrap.js
index 41421e19880890..0247eeac747bbf 100644
--- a/lib/_tls_wrap.js
+++ b/lib/_tls_wrap.js
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ TLSSocket.prototype._wrapHandle = function(handle) {
                 tls.createSecureContext();
   res = tls_wrap.wrap(handle, context.context, options.isServer);
   res._parent = handle;
-  res._reading = handle._reading;
+  res.reading = handle.reading;
 
   // Proxy HandleWrap, PipeWrap and TCPWrap methods
   proxiedMethods.forEach(function(name) {