diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event_acceptex.c b/src/event/ngx_event_acceptex.c
index f4a1c4b2b..ba6465cb9 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event_acceptex.c
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_acceptex.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ ngx_event_acceptex(ngx_event_t *rev)
         ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_CRIT, c->log, ngx_socket_errno,
                       "setsockopt(SO_UPDATE_ACCEPT_CONTEXT) failed for %V",
                       &c->addr_text);
-        /* TODO: close socket */
+        ngx_close_posted_connection(c);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ ngx_event_acceptex(ngx_event_t *rev)
     if (ls->addr_ntop) {
         c->addr_text.data = ngx_pnalloc(c->pool, ls->addr_text_max_len);
         if (c->addr_text.data == NULL) {
-            /* TODO: close socket */
+            ngx_close_posted_connection(c);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ ngx_event_acceptex(ngx_event_t *rev)
                                          c->addr_text.data,
                                          ls->addr_text_max_len, 0);
         if (c->addr_text.len == 0) {
-            /* TODO: close socket */
+            ngx_close_posted_connection(c);
             return;
         }
     }