diff --git a/discardd.c b/discardd.c
index fd2d51e..9d83c6e 100644
--- a/discardd.c
+++ b/discardd.c
@@ -97,8 +97,12 @@ handle_tcp(const char *port)
 {
 	int s[8];
 	size_t nsocks = nelems(s);
+	size_t i;
 
 	listen_sock_setup(port, SOCK_STREAM, s, &nsocks);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nsocks; i++)
+		close(s[i]);
 }
 
 static void