diff --git a/src/openvpn/init.c b/src/openvpn/init.c
index 9371024..656fedf 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/init.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/init.c
@@ -3940,16 +3940,16 @@
 static void
 do_close_link_socket(struct context *c)
 {
-    /* in dco-win case, link socket is a tun handle which is
-     * closed in do_close_tun(). Set it to UNDEFINED so
-     * we won't use WinSock API to close it. */
-    if (tuntap_is_dco_win(c->c1.tuntap) && c->c2.link_socket)
-    {
-        c->c2.link_socket->sd = SOCKET_UNDEFINED;
-    }
-
     if (c->c2.link_socket && c->c2.link_socket_owned)
     {
+        /* in dco-win case, link socket is a tun handle which is
+         * closed in do_close_tun(). Set it to UNDEFINED so
+         * we won't use WinSock API to close it. */
+        if (tuntap_is_dco_win(c->c1.tuntap))
+        {
+            c->c2.link_socket->sd = SOCKET_UNDEFINED;
+        }
+
         link_socket_close(c->c2.link_socket);
         c->c2.link_socket = NULL;
     }