diff --git a/lib/tls.js b/lib/tls.js
index adc8efa634d..77a7089218b 100644
--- a/lib/tls.js
+++ b/lib/tls.js
@@ -1145,7 +1145,12 @@ function Server(/* [options], listener */) {
 
   // constructor call
   net.Server.call(this, function(socket) {
-    var creds = crypto.createCredentials(null, sharedCreds.context);
+    var connOps = {
+      secureProtocol: self.secureProtocol,
+      secureOptions: self.secureOptions
+    };
+
+    var creds = crypto.createCredentials(connOps, sharedCreds.context);
 
     var pair = new SecurePair(creds,
                               true,