1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/drb/ssl.rb b/lib/drb/ssl.rb
index 58d6b7d1e0..1a0ac92960 100644
--- a/lib/drb/ssl.rb
+++ b/lib/drb/ssl.rb
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ module DRb
       ssl = @config.accept(soc)
       self.class.new(uri, ssl, @config, true)
       rescue OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError
+        soc.close
 	warn("#{__FILE__}:#{__LINE__}: warning: #{$!.message} (#{$!.class})") if @config[:verbose]
 	retry
       end