diff --git a/l2tpns.c b/l2tpns.c
index 77b3333..e64210c 100644
--- a/l2tpns.c
+++ b/l2tpns.c
@@ -4029,6 +4029,23 @@ static void drop_routes(void)
 	LOG(1, 0, 0, "Disabling receiving l2tp\n");
 	// Disable receiving l2tp trafic first since we don't forward to master any more
 	disableif(tunidx);
+
+	LOG(1, 0, 0, "Closing l2tp sockets\n");
+	// Close l2tp sockets to let potential slave on the same host get it
+	for (i = 0; i < config->nbudpfd; i++)
+	{
+		close(udpfd[i]);
+		udpfd[i] = -1;
+	}
+	for (i = 1; i <= config->cluster_highest_tunnelid; i++)
+	{
+		if (tunn_local[i].l2tp_fd >= 0)
+		{
+			close(tunn_local[i].l2tp_fd);
+			tunn_local[i].l2tp_fd = -1;
+		}
+	}
+
 	LOG(1, 0, 0, "Dropping routes\n");
 	// Disable receiving Internet trafic
 	for (i = 1; i <= config->cluster_highest_sessionid ; ++i)