@@ -1907,10 +1907,14 @@
 	_readBufferLength += length;
 }
 
 - (void)close
 {
+#ifdef OF_HAVE_SOCKETS
+	[self cancelAsyncRequests];
+#endif
+
 	[self freeMemory: _readBufferMemory];
 	_readBuffer = _readBufferMemory = NULL;
 	_readBufferLength = 0;
 
 	[self freeMemory: _writeBuffer];