diff --git a/src/vcl/ldp.c b/src/vcl/ldp.c
index 64a4e7c..f27f6ba 100644
--- a/src/vcl/ldp.c
+++ b/src/vcl/ldp.c
@@ -2219,6 +2219,8 @@
 
       if (flags == SHUT_RDWR)
 	rv = close (fd);
+      else if (flags == SHUT_WR)
+	rv = vls_shutdown (vlsh);
     }
   else
     {