diff --git a/src/bin/proxmox_restore_daemon/api.rs b/src/bin/proxmox_restore_daemon/api.rs
index f1d601ce..5aeb69f3 100644
--- a/src/bin/proxmox_restore_daemon/api.rs
+++ b/src/bin/proxmox_restore_daemon/api.rs
@@ -275,7 +275,11 @@ fn extract(
             bail!("file or directory {:?} does not exist", path);
         }
 
-        let (mut writer, reader) = tokio::io::duplex(1024 * 64);
+        // FIXME: DuplexStream is currently broken and doesn't wake pending writers on close, i.e.
+        // this doesn't drop the WatchdogInhibitor if we encounter an error (client aborts, etc...)
+        // see: https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio/pull/3756
+        // let (mut writer, reader) = tokio::io::duplex(1024 * 64);
+        let (mut writer, reader) = tokio::net::UnixStream::pair()?;
 
         if pxar {
             tokio::spawn(async move {