diff --git a/lib/cmap/connection_pool.js b/lib/cmap/connection_pool.js
index 45d8adc55c0..a36ee3b6138 100644
--- a/lib/cmap/connection_pool.js
+++ b/lib/cmap/connection_pool.js
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ function processWaitQueue(pool) {
   if (pool.waitQueueSize && (maxPoolSize <= 0 || pool.totalConnectionCount < maxPoolSize)) {
     createConnection(pool, (err, connection) => {
       const waitQueueMember = pool[kWaitQueue].shift();
-      if (waitQueueMember == null) {
+      if (waitQueueMember == null || waitQueueMember[kCancelled]) {
         if (err == null) {
           pool[kConnections].push(connection);
         }
@@ -485,10 +485,6 @@ function processWaitQueue(pool) {
         return;
       }
 
-      if (waitQueueMember[kCancelled]) {
-        return;
-      }
-
       if (err) {
         pool.emit('connectionCheckOutFailed', new ConnectionCheckOutFailedEvent(pool, err));
       } else {