1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/xreq.cpp b/src/xreq.cpp
index 2371a34..85e2238 100644
--- a/src/xreq.cpp
+++ b/src/xreq.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ zmq::xreq_t::xreq_t (class ctx_t *parent_, uint32_t tid_) :
     socket_base_t (parent_, tid_)
 {
     options.type = ZMQ_XREQ;
+
+    //  If the socket is closing we can drop all the outbound requests. There'll
+    //  be noone to receive the replies anyway.
+    options.delay_on_close = false;
 }
 
 zmq::xreq_t::~xreq_t ()