diff --git a/src/connection.c b/src/connection.c
index 366bb25b5..13c9930eb 100644
--- a/src/connection.c
+++ b/src/connection.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ int conn_fd_check(struct connection *conn)
 	 */
 	fdtab[fd].linger_risk = 0;
 	conn->flags |= CO_FL_ERROR | CO_FL_SOCK_RD_SH | CO_FL_SOCK_WR_SH;
-	conn_stop_polling(conn);
+	fd_stop_both(fd);
 	return 0;
 
  wait: