--- a/src/event/ngx_event_close.c
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_close.c
@@ -11,21 +11,20 @@ int ngx_event_close_connection(ngx_event
     int rc;
     ngx_connection_t *c = (ngx_connection_t *) ev->data;
 
+    ngx_log_debug(c->log, "CLOSE: %d" _ c->fd);
+
     ngx_assert((c->fd != -1), return NGX_ERROR, c->log,
                "ngx_event_close: already closed");
 
     ngx_destroy_pool(c->pool);
 
+    ngx_del_event(c->read, NGX_READ_EVENT, NGX_CLOSE_EVENT);
+    ngx_del_event(c->write, NGX_WRITE_EVENT, NGX_CLOSE_EVENT);
+
     if ((rc = ngx_close_socket(c->fd)) == -1)
         ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ERR, c->log, ngx_socket_errno,
                       "ngx_event_close: close failed");
 
-    if (c->read->next)
-        ngx_del_event(c->read, NGX_READ_EVENT);
-
-    if (c->write->next)
-        ngx_del_event(c->write, NGX_WRITE_EVENT);
-
     c->fd = -1;
 
     return rc;