diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/fetch.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/fetch.ts
index 6f81cec3df..02059e7cb2 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/fetch.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/fetch.ts
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ export abstract class APIRequestContext extends SdkObject {
             };
           }
         };
-        socket.once('secureConnect', () => onSecureConnect);
+        socket.once('secureConnect', onSecureConnect);
         cleanup.push(() => socket.removeListener('secureConnect', onSecureConnect));
 
         serverIPAddress = socket.remoteAddress;