diff --git a/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_winrt.cpp b/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_winrt.cpp
index 18f90a8..46b27cc 100644
--- a/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_winrt.cpp
+++ b/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_winrt.cpp
@@ -467,14 +467,17 @@ void QNativeSocketEngine::close()
     // To close the connection properly (not with a hard reset) all pending read operation have to
     // be finished or cancelled. The API isn't available on Windows 8.1 though.
     ComPtr<IStreamSocket3> socket3;
-    hr = d->tcpSocket()->QueryInterface(IID_PPV_ARGS(&socket3));
-    Q_ASSERT_SUCCEEDED(hr);
+    if (d->socketType == QAbstractSocket::TcpSocket && !d->tcpListener) {
+         hr = d->tcpSocket()->QueryInterface(IID_PPV_ARGS(&socket3));
+         Q_ASSERT_SUCCEEDED(hr);
 
-    ComPtr<IAsyncAction> action;
-    hr = socket3->CancelIOAsync(&action);
-    Q_ASSERT_SUCCEEDED(hr);
-    hr = QWinRTFunctions::await(action);
-    Q_ASSERT_SUCCEEDED(hr);
+         ComPtr<IAsyncAction> action;
+         hr = socket3->CancelIOAsync(&action);
+         Q_ASSERT_SUCCEEDED(hr);
+
+         hr = QWinRTFunctions::await(action);
+         Q_ASSERT_SUCCEEDED(hr);
+    }
 #endif // _MSC_VER >= 1900
 
     if (d->readOp) {