diff --git a/lib/core/request.js b/lib/core/request.js
index 1b938bd5747..7db05ce65ae 100644
--- a/lib/core/request.js
+++ b/lib/core/request.js
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ class Request {
     } else if (util.isStream(body)) {
       this.body = body
 
-      if (!this.body._readableState?.autoDestroy) {
+      const rState = this.body._readableState
+      if (!rState || !rState.autoDestroy) {
         this.endHandler = function autoDestroy () {
           util.destroy(this)
         }