diff --git a/src/proto_tcp.c b/src/proto_tcp.c
index 2b6fbc7..c1b0d7b 100644
--- a/src/proto_tcp.c
+++ b/src/proto_tcp.c
@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@
 		conn->flags |= CO_FL_SEND_PROXY;
 
 	conn_ctrl_init(conn);       /* registers the FD */
+	fdtab[fd].linger_risk = 1;  /* close hard if needed */
 	conn_sock_want_send(conn);  /* for connect status */
 
 	if (conn_xprt_init(conn) < 0) {