Index: Slim/Web/HTTP.pm
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--- Slim/Web/HTTP.pm	(revision 3094)
+++ Slim/Web/HTTP.pm	(working copy)
@@ -1693,6 +1693,9 @@
 	delete($keepAlives{$httpClient});
 	delete($peerclient{$httpClient});
 
+	if (Slim::Utils::OSDetect::OS() eq 'win') {
+		setsockopt $httpClient, SOL_SOCKET, SO_DONTLINGER, 0;
+	}
 	$httpClient->close();
 	undef($httpClient);
 	$connected--;