1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_socket.cc b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_socket.cc
index 288b4f4e5..3ec1ac69e 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_socket.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_socket.cc
@@ -103,15 +103,19 @@ fhandler_socket::create_secret_event (int* secret)
     secret_event = OpenEvent (EVENT_ALL_ACCESS, FALSE, buf);
 
   if (secret_event)
-    {
-      ProtectHandle (secret_event);
-      SetEvent (secret_event);
-    }
+    ProtectHandle (secret_event);
 
   return secret_event;
 }
 
 void
+fhandler_socket::signal_secret_event ()
+{
+  if (secret_event)
+    SetEvent (secret_event);
+}
+
+void
 fhandler_socket::close_secret_event ()
 {
   if (secret_event)
@@ -136,6 +140,8 @@ fhandler_socket::check_peer_secret_event (struct sockaddr_in* peer, int* secret)
       ev = OpenEvent (EVENT_ALL_ACCESS, FALSE, buf);
     }
 
+  signal_secret_event ();
+
   if (ev)
     {
       DWORD rc = WaitForSingleObject (ev, 10000);