--- a/src/event/ngx_event_close.c
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_close.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 
 #include <ngx_config.h>
+#include <ngx_core.h>
 #include <ngx_types.h>
 #include <ngx_connection.h>
 #include <ngx_event_close.h>
@@ -8,22 +9,24 @@
 int ngx_event_close_connection(ngx_event_t *ev)
 {
     int rc;
-    ngx_connection_t *cn = (ngx_connection_t *) ev->data;
+    ngx_connection_t *c = (ngx_connection_t *) ev->data;
 
-    ngx_assert((cn->fd != -1), return -1, ev->log,
+    ngx_assert((c->fd != -1), return NGX_ERROR, c->log,
                "ngx_event_close: already closed");
 
-    if ((rc = ngx_close_socket(cn->fd)) == -1)
-        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ERR, ev->log, ngx_socket_errno,
+    ngx_destroy_pool(c->pool);
+
+    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 (cn->read->next)
-        ngx_del_event(cn->read, NGX_READ_EVENT);
+    if (c->read->next)
+        ngx_del_event(c->read, NGX_READ_EVENT);
 
-    if (cn->write->next)
-        ngx_del_event(cn->write, NGX_WRITE_EVENT);
+    if (c->write->next)
+        ngx_del_event(c->write, NGX_WRITE_EVENT);
 
-    cn->fd = -1;
+    c->fd = -1;
 
     return rc;
 }