@@ -1898,6 +1898,12 @@ exports.connect = function connect(...args) {
   if (cb)
     tlssock.once('secureConnect', cb);
 
+  if (options.session)
+    tlssock.setSession(options.session);
+
+  if (options.servername)
+    tlssock.setServername(options.servername);
+
   if (!options.socket) {
     // If user provided the socket, it's their responsibility to manage its
     // connectivity. If we created one internally, we connect it.
@@ -1910,13 +1916,6 @@ exports.connect = function connect(...args) {
 
   tlssock._releaseControl();
 
-  if (options.session)
-    tlssock.setSession(options.session);
-
-  if (options.servername) {
-    tlssock.setServername(options.servername);
-  }
-
   if (options.socket)
     tlssock._start();
 
 
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+if (!common.hasCrypto)
+  common.skip('missing crypto');
+
+const assert = require('node:assert');
+const tls = require('node:tls');
+
+// Verify that a synchronous lookup cannot interrupt TLS socket initialization.
+const controller = new AbortController();
+const socket = tls.connect({
+  host: 'example.com',
+  servername: 'example.com',
+  port: 443,
+  signal: controller.signal,
+  lookup(_hostname, _options, callback) {
+    controller.abort();
+    callback(null, [{ address: '127.0.0.1', family: 4 }]);
+  },
+});
+
+socket.on('error', common.mustCall((error) => {
+  assert.strictEqual(error.code, 'ABORT_ERR');
+}));