diff --git a/lib/internal/streams/readable.js b/lib/internal/streams/readable.js
index bd9c288aa71929..4975d3c054016f 100644
--- a/lib/internal/streams/readable.js
+++ b/lib/internal/streams/readable.js
@@ -1166,8 +1166,8 @@ ObjectDefineProperties(Readable.prototype, {
       // where the readable side was disabled upon construction.
       // Compat. The user might manually disable readable side through
       // deprecated setter.
-      return !!r && r.readable !== false && !r.destroyed && !r.errorEmitted &&
-        !r.endEmitted;
+      if (!r || r.readable === false) return;
+      return !r.destroyed && !r.errorEmitted && !r.endEmitted;
     },
     set(val) {
       // Backwards compat.
diff --git a/lib/internal/streams/writable.js b/lib/internal/streams/writable.js
index 92e982e4821586..1cb5be736d7627 100644
--- a/lib/internal/streams/writable.js
+++ b/lib/internal/streams/writable.js
@@ -793,8 +793,8 @@ ObjectDefineProperties(Writable.prototype, {
       // where the writable side was disabled upon construction.
       // Compat. The user might manually disable writable side through
       // deprecated setter.
-      return !!w && w.writable !== false && !w.destroyed && !w.errored &&
-        !w.ending && !w.ended;
+      if (!w || w.writable === false) return;
+      return !w.destroyed && !w.errored && !w.ending && !w.ended;
     },
     set(val) {
       // Backwards compatible.
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-compose.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-compose.js
index c3d52e08e0048e..21f73cd5af88eb 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream-compose.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-compose.js
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@ const assert = require('assert');
     }
   });
 
-  assert.strictEqual(s1.writable, false);
-  assert.strictEqual(s1.readable, false);
+  assert.strictEqual(s1.writable, undefined);
+  assert.strictEqual(s1.readable, undefined);
 
   finished(s1.resume(), common.mustCall((err) => {
     assert(!err);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-duplex-from.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-duplex-from.js
index 446768d6eef3e3..64f3fde1e9f962 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream-duplex-from.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-duplex-from.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const { Duplex, Readable, Writable, pipeline } = require('stream');
     })
   });
   assert.strictEqual(d.readable, true);
-  assert.strictEqual(d.writable, false);
+  assert.strictEqual(d.writable, undefined);
   d.once('readable', common.mustCall(function() {
     assert.strictEqual(d.read().toString(), 'asd');
   }));
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const { Duplex, Readable, Writable, pipeline } = require('stream');
     }
   }));
   assert.strictEqual(d.readable, true);
-  assert.strictEqual(d.writable, false);
+  assert.strictEqual(d.writable, undefined);
   d.once('readable', common.mustCall(function() {
     assert.strictEqual(d.read().toString(), 'asd');
   }));
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const { Duplex, Readable, Writable, pipeline } = require('stream');
       callback();
     }
   }));
-  assert.strictEqual(d.readable, false);
+  assert.strictEqual(d.readable, undefined);
   assert.strictEqual(d.writable, true);
   d.end('asd');
   d.on('finish', common.mustCall(function() {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ const { Duplex, Readable, Writable, pipeline } = require('stream');
       }
     })
   });
-  assert.strictEqual(d.readable, false);
+  assert.strictEqual(d.readable, undefined);
   assert.strictEqual(d.writable, true);
   d.end('asd');
   d.on('finish', common.mustCall(function() {
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ const { Duplex, Readable, Writable, pipeline } = require('stream');
 {
   const d = Duplex.from(Promise.resolve('asd'));
   assert.strictEqual(d.readable, true);
-  assert.strictEqual(d.writable, false);
+  assert.strictEqual(d.writable, undefined);
   d.once('readable', common.mustCall(function() {
     assert.strictEqual(d.read().toString(), 'asd');
   }));
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-duplex-readable-writable.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-duplex-readable-writable.js
index aec88fc120b1c5..86635a4a3018d1 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream-duplex-readable-writable.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-duplex-readable-writable.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const assert = require('assert');
   const duplex = new Duplex({
     readable: false
   });
-  assert.strictEqual(duplex.readable, false);
+  assert.strictEqual(duplex.readable, undefined);
   duplex.push('asd');
   duplex.on('error', common.mustCall((err) => {
     assert.strictEqual(err.code, 'ERR_STREAM_PUSH_AFTER_EOF');
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const assert = require('assert');
     writable: false,
     write: common.mustNotCall()
   });
-  assert.strictEqual(duplex.writable, false);
+  assert.strictEqual(duplex.writable, undefined);
   duplex.write('asd');
   duplex.on('error', common.mustCall((err) => {
     assert.strictEqual(err.code, 'ERR_STREAM_WRITE_AFTER_END');
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const assert = require('assert');
   const duplex = new Duplex({
     readable: false
   });
-  assert.strictEqual(duplex.readable, false);
+  assert.strictEqual(duplex.readable, undefined);
   duplex.on('data', common.mustNotCall());
   duplex.on('end', common.mustNotCall());
   async function run() {