diff --git a/src/req_wrap.h b/src/req_wrap.h
index 36e0fe56ce3..587111b415c 100644
--- a/src/req_wrap.h
+++ b/src/req_wrap.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #define REQ_WRAP_H_
 
 #include "ngx-queue.h"
+#include "node_internals.h"
 
 namespace node {
 
@@ -38,15 +39,16 @@ class ReqWrap {
     v8::HandleScope scope(node_isolate);
     object_ = v8::Persistent<v8::Object>::New(node_isolate, v8::Object::New());
 
-    v8::Local<v8::Value> domain = v8::Context::GetCurrent()
-                                  ->Global()
-                                  ->Get(process_symbol)
-                                  ->ToObject()
-                                  ->Get(domain_symbol);
+    if (using_domains) {
+      v8::Local<v8::Value> domain = v8::Context::GetCurrent()
+                                    ->Global()
+                                    ->Get(process_symbol)
+                                    ->ToObject()
+                                    ->Get(domain_symbol);
 
-    if (!domain->IsUndefined()) {
-      // fprintf(stderr, "setting domain on ReqWrap\n");
-      object_->Set(domain_symbol, domain);
+      if (!domain->IsUndefined()) {
+        object_->Set(domain_symbol, domain);
+      }
     }
 
     ngx_queue_insert_tail(&req_wrap_queue, &req_wrap_queue_);