diff --git a/core/socket.c b/core/socket.c
index bd4fcbde..de5c287d 100644
--- a/core/socket.c
+++ b/core/socket.c
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ int timed_connect(struct pollfd *fdpoll, const struct sockaddr *addr, int addr_s
 
 
 #if defined(__linux__) && defined(SOCK_NONBLOCK) && !defined(OBSOLETE_LINUX_KERNEL)
-	// hmm, nothing to do, as we are already non-blocking
+	uwsgi_socket_b(fdpoll->fd);
 #else
 	/* re-set blocking socket */
 	arg &= (~O_NONBLOCK);