diff --git a/src/unix/core.c b/src/unix/core.c
index b33a6f74..ca74fb32 100644
--- a/src/unix/core.c
+++ b/src/unix/core.c
@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ static unsigned int uv__poll_timeout(uv_loop_t* loop) {
   if (!ngx_queue_empty(&loop->idle_handles))
     return 0;
 
+  if (loop->closing_handles)
+    return 0;
+
   return uv__next_timeout(loop);
 }