diff --git a/src/connection.c b/src/connection.c
index 78d28ed..456d1bd 100644
--- a/src/connection.c
+++ b/src/connection.c
@@ -438,6 +438,7 @@
 
  recv_abort:
 	conn->err_code = CO_ER_PRX_ABORT;
+	conn->flags |= CO_FL_SOCK_RD_SH | CO_FL_SOCK_WR_SH;
 	goto fail;
 
  fail:
@@ -574,6 +575,7 @@
 				goto out_wait;
 			if (errno == EINTR)
 				continue;
+			conn->flags |= CO_FL_SOCK_RD_SH | CO_FL_SOCK_WR_SH;
 			goto out_error;
 		}
 	} while (0);
diff --git a/src/proto_tcp.c b/src/proto_tcp.c
index 21b1771..a1c69a2 100644
--- a/src/proto_tcp.c
+++ b/src/proto_tcp.c
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@
 	 * and disable polling on this FD.
 	 */
 
-	conn->flags |= CO_FL_ERROR;
+	conn->flags |= CO_FL_ERROR | CO_FL_SOCK_RD_SH | CO_FL_SOCK_WR_SH;
 	__conn_sock_stop_both(conn);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/raw_sock.c b/src/raw_sock.c
index b9bb8dc..ec76604 100644
--- a/src/raw_sock.c
+++ b/src/raw_sock.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 
 		/* report error on POLL_ERR before connection establishment */
 		if ((fdtab[conn->t.sock.fd].ev & FD_POLL_ERR) && (conn->flags & CO_FL_WAIT_L4_CONN)) {
-			conn->flags |= CO_FL_ERROR;
+			conn->flags |= CO_FL_ERROR | CO_FL_SOCK_RD_SH | CO_FL_SOCK_WR_SH;
 			return retval;
 		}
 	}
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
 
 		/* report error on POLL_ERR before connection establishment */
 		if ((fdtab[conn->t.sock.fd].ev & FD_POLL_ERR) && (conn->flags & CO_FL_WAIT_L4_CONN)) {
-			conn->flags |= CO_FL_ERROR;
+			conn->flags |= CO_FL_ERROR | CO_FL_SOCK_RD_SH | CO_FL_SOCK_WR_SH;
 			return done;
 		}
 	}
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
 			break;
 		}
 		else if (errno != EINTR) {
-			conn->flags |= CO_FL_ERROR;
+			conn->flags |= CO_FL_ERROR | CO_FL_SOCK_RD_SH | CO_FL_SOCK_WR_SH;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
 	 * an error without checking.
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(fdtab[conn->t.sock.fd].ev & FD_POLL_ERR))
-		conn->flags |= CO_FL_ERROR;
+		conn->flags |= CO_FL_ERROR | CO_FL_SOCK_RD_SH | CO_FL_SOCK_WR_SH;
 	return done;
 }
 
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@
 			break;
 		}
 		else if (errno != EINTR) {
-			conn->flags |= CO_FL_ERROR;
+			conn->flags |= CO_FL_ERROR | CO_FL_SOCK_RD_SH | CO_FL_SOCK_WR_SH;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/stream_interface.c b/src/stream_interface.c
index 702e7b3..4600994 100644
--- a/src/stream_interface.c
+++ b/src/stream_interface.c
@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@
 				goto out_wait;
 			if (errno == EINTR)
 				continue;
+			conn->flags |= CO_FL_SOCK_RD_SH | CO_FL_SOCK_WR_SH;
 			goto out_error;
 		}