diff --git a/src/Renci.SshNet/Session.cs b/src/Renci.SshNet/Session.cs
index 0748b8dac..a542e2c3c 100644
--- a/src/Renci.SshNet/Session.cs
+++ b/src/Renci.SshNet/Session.cs
@@ -1770,7 +1770,7 @@ private void SocketDisconnectAndDispose()
                                 // This may result in a SocketException (eg. An existing connection was forcibly
                                 // closed by the remote host) which we'll log and ignore as it means the socket
                                 // was already shut down.
-                                _socket.Shutdown(SocketShutdown.Send);
+                                _socket.Shutdown(SocketShutdown.Both);
                             }
                             catch (SocketException ex)
                             {