diff --git a/src/sock.c b/src/sock.c
index 5afa59f33..7ccdbd3ba 100644
--- a/src/sock.c
+++ b/src/sock.c
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ struct connection *sock_accept_conn(struct listener *l, int *status)
 
 	if (likely(cfd != -1)) {
 		if (unlikely(cfd >= global.maxsock)) {
-			close(cfd);
 			send_log(p, LOG_EMERG,
 				 "Proxy %s reached the configured maximum connection limit. Please check the global 'maxconn' value.\n",
 				 p->id);