diff --git a/src/switch_rtp.c b/src/switch_rtp.c
index 6ae324e0ca..a91f937708 100644
--- a/src/switch_rtp.c
+++ b/src/switch_rtp.c
@@ -553,8 +553,11 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_rtp_kill_socket(switch_rtp_t *rtp_session)
 {
 	assert(rtp_session != NULL);
 	switch_mutex_lock(rtp_session->flag_mutex);
-	apr_socket_shutdown(rtp_session->sock, APR_SHUTDOWN_READWRITE);
-	switch_clear_flag(rtp_session, SWITCH_RTP_FLAG_IO);
+	if (switch_test_flag(rtp_session, SWITCH_RTP_FLAG_IO)) {
+		assert(rtp_session->sock != NULL);
+		apr_socket_shutdown(rtp_session->sock, APR_SHUTDOWN_READWRITE);
+		switch_clear_flag(rtp_session, SWITCH_RTP_FLAG_IO);
+	}
 	switch_mutex_unlock(rtp_session->flag_mutex);
 }