diff --git a/src/unix/pipe.c b/src/unix/pipe.c
index 940b935950f..a5da59229d1 100644
--- a/src/unix/pipe.c
+++ b/src/unix/pipe.c
@@ -206,7 +206,22 @@ void uv_pipe_connect(uv_connect_t* req,
                     uv_pipe_t* handle,
                     const char* name,
                     uv_connect_cb cb) {
-  uv_pipe_connect2(req, handle, name, strlen(name), 0, cb);
+  int err;
+
+  err = uv_pipe_connect2(req, handle, name, strlen(name), 0, cb);
+
+  if (err) {
+    handle->delayed_error = err;
+    handle->connect_req = req;
+
+    uv__req_init(handle->loop, req, UV_CONNECT);
+    req->handle = (uv_stream_t*)handle;
+    req->cb = cb;
+    uv__queue_init(&req->queue);
+
+    /* Force callback to run on next tick in case of error. */
+    uv__io_feed(handle->loop, &handle->io_watcher);
+  }
 }