diff --git a/src/tcp_server.inl b/src/tcp_server.inl
index 582bf5b..a515fb6 100644
--- a/src/tcp_server.inl
+++ b/src/tcp_server.inl
@@ -821,6 +821,8 @@ void TCPServer<READ_BUF_SIZE, WRITE_BUF_SIZE>::Client::close()
 		return;
 	}
 
+	uv_read_stop(reinterpret_cast<uv_stream_t*>(&m_socket));
+
 	uv_tcp_t* s = &m_socket;
 	uv_handle_t* h = reinterpret_cast<uv_handle_t*>(s);
 	if (!uv_is_closing(h)) {