diff --git a/common/ssl_calls.c b/common/ssl_calls.c
index f92cc972..72e2184e 100644
--- a/common/ssl_calls.c
+++ b/common/ssl_calls.c
@@ -743,6 +743,10 @@ ssl_tls_read(struct ssl_tls *tls, char *data, int length)
                 g_sck_can_send(tls->trans->sck, SSL_WANT_READ_WRITE_TIMEOUT);
                 continue;
 
+            /* socket closed */
+            case SSL_ERROR_ZERO_RETURN:
+                return 0;
+
             default:
                 ssl_tls_print_error("SSL_read", tls->ssl, status);
                 status = -1;
@@ -792,6 +796,10 @@ ssl_tls_write(struct ssl_tls *tls, const char *data, int length)
                 g_sck_can_send(tls->trans->sck, SSL_WANT_READ_WRITE_TIMEOUT);
                 continue;
 
+            /* socket closed */
+            case SSL_ERROR_ZERO_RETURN:
+                return 0;
+
             default:
                 ssl_tls_print_error("SSL_write", tls->ssl, status);
                 status = -1;