diff --git a/activemq-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/tcp/TcpTransportServer.java b/activemq-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/tcp/TcpTransportServer.java
index 6eab645243..65f089bdb4 100755
--- a/activemq-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/tcp/TcpTransportServer.java
+++ b/activemq-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/transport/tcp/TcpTransportServer.java
@@ -405,10 +405,10 @@ public class TcpTransportServer extends TransportServerThreadSupport implements
 
     @Override
     protected void doStop(ServiceStopper stopper) throws Exception {
-        super.doStop(stopper);
         if (serverSocket != null) {
             serverSocket.close();
         }
+        super.doStop(stopper);
     }
 
     @Override