diff --git a/modules/printbackends/cups/gtkcupsutils.c b/modules/printbackends/cups/gtkcupsutils.c
index af6e8d5a77..bcd03dc4be 100644
--- a/modules/printbackends/cups/gtkcupsutils.c
+++ b/modules/printbackends/cups/gtkcupsutils.c
@@ -1567,7 +1567,7 @@ gtk_cups_connection_test_get_state (GtkCupsConnectionTest *test)
 
           error_code = errno;
 
-          if (code == 0)
+          if (code == 0 || error_code == EISCONN)
             {
               close (test->socket);
               test->socket = -1;