diff --git a/libraries/libldap/tls_g.c b/libraries/libldap/tls_g.c
index f49147a36c..f5076cdb99 100644
--- a/libraries/libldap/tls_g.c
+++ b/libraries/libldap/tls_g.c
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ tlsg_sb_close( Sockbuf_IO_Desc *sbiod )
 	assert( sbiod->sbiod_pvt != NULL );
 
 	p = (struct tls_data *)sbiod->sbiod_pvt;
-	gnutls_bye ( p->session->session, GNUTLS_SHUT_RDWR );
+	gnutls_bye ( p->session->session, GNUTLS_SHUT_WR );
 	return 0;
 }