diff --git a/kernel/trunk/network/socket.inc b/kernel/trunk/network/socket.inc
index fd1d373f41..8435f59ed9 100644
--- a/kernel/trunk/network/socket.inc
+++ b/kernel/trunk/network/socket.inc
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ struct  SOCKET
         PID                     dd ? ; process ID
         TID                     dd ? ; thread ID
         Domain                  dd ? ; INET/LOCAL/..
-        Type                    dd ? ; RAW/STREAM/DGRAP
+        Type                    dd ? ; RAW/STREAM/DGRAM
         Protocol                dd ? ; ICMP/IPv4/ARP/TCP/UDP
         errorcode               dd ?
         device                  dd ? ; driver pointer, socket pointer if it's an LOCAL socket
@@ -711,12 +711,8 @@ SOCKET_close:
         ret
 
   .tcp:
-        cmp     [eax + TCP_SOCKET.t_state], TCPS_SYN_RECEIVED    ; state must be LISTEN, SYN_SENT or CLOSED
-        jb      .free
 
         call    TCP_usrclosed
-        call    TCP_output      ;;;; Fixme: is this nescessary??
-        call    SOCKET_free
 
         ret
 
diff --git a/kernel/trunk/network/tcp_subr.inc b/kernel/trunk/network/tcp_subr.inc
index 7b206e4a20..78cb57b4bb 100644
--- a/kernel/trunk/network/tcp_subr.inc
+++ b/kernel/trunk/network/tcp_subr.inc
@@ -152,7 +152,9 @@ TCP_drop:
 
         mov     [eax + TCP_SOCKET.t_state], TCPS_CLOSED
 
+        push    eax
         call    TCP_output
+        pop     eax
 
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