1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/net/imap.rb b/lib/net/imap.rb
index 9895ed68ce..7a4d4da301 100644
--- a/lib/net/imap.rb
+++ b/lib/net/imap.rb
@@ -329,9 +329,7 @@ module Net
       end
       @receiver_thread.join
       synchronize do
-        unless @sock.closed?
-          @sock.close
-        end
+        @sock.close
       end
       raise e if e
     end