diff --git a/src/lxc/attach.c b/src/lxc/attach.c
index 425f257e4..ffae98539 100644
--- a/src/lxc/attach.c
+++ b/src/lxc/attach.c
@@ -728,7 +728,6 @@ struct attach_clone_payload {
 static void lxc_put_attach_clone_payload(struct attach_clone_payload *p)
 {
 	if (p->ipc_socket >= 0) {
-		shutdown(p->ipc_socket, SHUT_RDWR);
 		close(p->ipc_socket);
 		p->ipc_socket = -EBADF;
 	}
@@ -906,7 +905,6 @@ static int attach_child_main(struct attach_clone_payload *payload)
 		TRACE("Loaded seccomp profile");
 	}
 
-	shutdown(payload->ipc_socket, SHUT_RDWR);
 	close(payload->ipc_socket);
 	payload->ipc_socket = -EBADF;
 	lxc_proc_put_context_info(init_ctx);