diff --git a/lib/internal/url.js b/lib/internal/url.js
index c89296a71f9833..1e8e304d456262 100644
--- a/lib/internal/url.js
+++ b/lib/internal/url.js
@@ -1170,9 +1170,9 @@ function urlToHttpOptions(url) {
     __proto__: null,
     ...url, // In case the url object was extended by the user.
     protocol: url.protocol,
-    hostname: url.hostname && StringPrototypeStartsWith(url.hostname, '[') ?
-      StringPrototypeSlice(url.hostname, 1, -1) :
-      url.hostname,
+    hostname: hostname && StringPrototypeStartsWith(hostname, '[') ?
+      StringPrototypeSlice(hostname, 1, -1) :
+      hostname,
     hash: url.hash,
     search: search,
     pathname: pathname,