diff --git a/src/unix.rs b/src/unix.rs
index 2070ae4..ac7511a 100644
--- a/src/unix.rs
+++ b/src/unix.rs
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ impl Socket {
 
 impl Drop for Socket {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
+        unsafe { c::shutdown(self.inner, c::SHUT_WR); }
+        let mut buf = Vec::new();
+        self.read_to_end(&mut buf).ok();
         unsafe { c::close(self.inner); }
     }
 }