diff --git a/src/udp_wrap.cc b/src/udp_wrap.cc
index 4a66ce0a1f1018..a1f70a58e4bb03 100644
--- a/src/udp_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/udp_wrap.cc
@@ -477,7 +477,8 @@ void UDPWrap::DoSend(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args, int family) {
 
   // construct uv_buf_t array
   for (size_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-    Local<Value> chunk = chunks->Get(env->context(), i).ToLocalChecked();
+    Local<Value> chunk;
+    if (!chunks->Get(env->context(), i).ToLocal(&chunk)) return;
 
     size_t length = Buffer::Length(chunk);