diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/net_socket.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/net_socket.cpp
index 8876080554..c9acf0445a 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/net_socket.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/net_socket.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ err1:
 status_t
 socket_close(net_socket *socket)
 {
+	if (socket->select_pool) {
+		// notify all pending selects
+		notify_select_event_pool(socket->select_pool, ~0);
+	}
+
 	return socket->first_info->close(socket->first_protocol);
 }