diff --git a/libs/xmlrpc-c/lib/abyss/src/socket_unix.c b/libs/xmlrpc-c/lib/abyss/src/socket_unix.c
index 5d0bb0a360..623185269e 100644
--- a/libs/xmlrpc-c/lib/abyss/src/socket_unix.c
+++ b/libs/xmlrpc-c/lib/abyss/src/socket_unix.c
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ initInterruptPipe(interruptPipe * pipeP,
 static void
 termInterruptPipe(interruptPipe *pipeP) {
 	if (pipeP->inuse) {
+        int x = 0;
+        write(pipeP->interruptorFd, &x, sizeof(x));
+		usleep(500);
+		shutdown(pipeP->interrupteeFd, 2);
 		sane_close(pipeP->interruptorFd);
 		sane_close(pipeP->interrupteeFd);
 	}
@@ -310,6 +314,7 @@ channelWait(TChannel * const channelP,
     rc = poll(pollfds, ARRAY_SIZE(pollfds),
               timeoutMs == TIME_INFINITE ? -1 : timeoutMs);
 
+
     if (rc < 0) {
         if (errno == EINTR) {
             failed       = FALSE;