diff --git a/src/plugins/relay/api/remote/relay-remote-network.c b/src/plugins/relay/api/remote/relay-remote-network.c
index dab6b0bb2..c4eb7ec0c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/relay/api/remote/relay-remote-network.c
+++ b/src/plugins/relay/api/remote/relay-remote-network.c
@@ -533,6 +533,9 @@ relay_remote_network_recv_cb (const void *pointer, void *data, int fd)
     if (!remote)
         return WEECHAT_RC_ERROR;
 
+    if (remote->sock < 0)
+        return WEECHAT_RC_OK;
+
     end_recv = 0;
     while (!end_recv)
     {