diff --git a/lib/base/tlsstream.cpp b/lib/base/tlsstream.cpp
index 1f198fc41..0eb98783a 100644
--- a/lib/base/tlsstream.cpp
+++ b/lib/base/tlsstream.cpp
@@ -160,12 +160,11 @@ void TlsStream::OnEvent(int revents)
 
 			break;
 		case TlsActionClose:
-			rc = SSL_shutdown(m_SSL.get());
+			(void) SSL_shutdown(m_SSL.get());
+			rc = 1;
 
-			if (rc > 0) {
-				m_CloseOK = true;
-				m_CV.notify_all();
-			}
+			m_CloseOK = true;
+			m_CV.notify_all();
 
 			break;
 		default:
@@ -307,4 +306,4 @@ bool TlsStream::IsDataAvailable(void) const
 	boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(m_Mutex);
 
 	return m_RecvQ->GetAvailableBytes() > 0;
-}
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+}