diff --git a/lib/_http_outgoing.js b/lib/_http_outgoing.js
index d130246b84dc58..8a6f76a357d40d 100644
--- a/lib/_http_outgoing.js
+++ b/lib/_http_outgoing.js
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ OutgoingMessage.prototype.end = function(data, encoding, callback) {
   var ret;
   if (data) {
     // Normal body write.
-    ret = this.write(data, encoding);
+    this.write(data, encoding);
   }
 
   if (this._hasBody && this.chunkedEncoding) {