diff --git a/include/proto/connection.h b/include/proto/connection.h
index 115e7aaa3..1e5fc9c9e 100644
--- a/include/proto/connection.h
+++ b/include/proto/connection.h
@@ -352,7 +352,8 @@ static inline void conn_sock_shutw(struct connection *c, int clean)
 	/* don't perform a clean shutdown if we're going to reset or
 	 * if the shutr was already received.
 	 */
-	if (conn_ctrl_ready(c) && !(c->flags & CO_FL_SOCK_RD_SH) && clean)
+	if (conn_ctrl_ready(c) && !(c->flags & CO_FL_SOCK_RD_SH) && clean &&
+	    !fdtab[c->handle.fd].linger_risk)
 		shutdown(c->handle.fd, SHUT_WR);
 }