diff --git a/lib/internal/streams/pipeline.js b/lib/internal/streams/pipeline.js
index 441fcb471858bc..8b44c41426d280 100644
--- a/lib/internal/streams/pipeline.js
+++ b/lib/internal/streams/pipeline.js
@@ -16,18 +16,21 @@ const {
   ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE,
   ERR_INVALID_RETURN_VALUE,
   ERR_MISSING_ARGS,
-  ERR_STREAM_DESTROYED
+  ERR_STREAM_DESTROYED,
+  ERR_STREAM_PREMATURE_CLOSE
 } = require('internal/errors').codes;
 
 const { validateCallback } = require('internal/validators');
 
+function noop() {}
+
 const {
   isIterable,
   isReadable,
   isStream,
 } = require('internal/streams/utils');
+const assert = require('internal/assert');
 
-let EE;
 let PassThrough;
 let Readable;
 
@@ -102,25 +105,52 @@ async function* fromReadable(val) {
 }
 
 async function pump(iterable, writable, finish) {
-  if (!EE) {
-    EE = require('events');
-  }
   let error;
+  let callback = noop;
+  const resume = (err) => {
+    if (!error && err) {
+      error = err;
+    }
+    const _callback = callback;
+    callback = noop;
+    _callback();
+  };
+  const onClose = () => {
+    resume(new ERR_STREAM_PREMATURE_CLOSE());
+  };
+
+  const waitForDrain = () => new Promise((resolve) => {
+    assert.strictEqual(callback, noop);
+    if (error || writable.destroyed) {
+      resolve();
+    } else {
+      callback = resolve;
+    }
+  });
+
+  writable
+    .on('drain', resume)
+    .on('error', resume)
+    .on('close', onClose);
+
   try {
-    if (writable.writableNeedDrain === true) {
-      await EE.once(writable, 'drain');
+    if (writable.writableNeedDrain) {
+      await waitForDrain();
     }
 
     for await (const chunk of iterable) {
       if (!writable.write(chunk)) {
-        if (writable.destroyed) return;
-        await EE.once(writable, 'drain');
+        await waitForDrain();
       }
     }
     writable.end();
   } catch (err) {
     error = err;
   } finally {
+    writable
+      .off('drain', resume)
+      .off('error', resume)
+      .off('close', onClose);
     finish(error);
   }
 }