diff --git a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/nio/NIOTransport.java b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/nio/NIOTransport.java
index 6da18592fb..65cee13dad 100644
--- a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/nio/NIOTransport.java
+++ b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/nio/NIOTransport.java
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public class NIOTransport extends TcpTransport {
     }
 
     protected void doStop(ServiceStopper stopper) throws Exception {
-        selection.disable();
+        selection.close();
         super.doStop(stopper);
     }
 }