diff --git a/lib/http.js b/lib/http.js
index 3f348ad3f3..4011c529ad 100644
--- a/lib/http.js
+++ b/lib/http.js
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ function connectionListener (socket) {
     res.shouldKeepAlive = shouldKeepAlive;
     res.addListener('flush', function () {
       if (flushMessageQueue(socket, responses)) {
-        socket.end();
+        socket.destroy();
       }
     });
     responses.push(res);