diff --git a/lib/connect.c b/lib/connect.c
index 464d7fbac..aa4dbe0fe 100644
--- a/lib/connect.c
+++ b/lib/connect.c
@@ -1263,8 +1263,10 @@ int Curl_closesocket(struct connectdata *conn,
          accept, then we MUST NOT call the callback but clear the accepted
          status */
       conn->sock_accepted[SECONDARYSOCKET] = FALSE;
-    else
+    else {
+      Curl_multi_closed(conn, sock);
       return conn->fclosesocket(conn->closesocket_client, sock);
+    }
   }
 
   if(conn)