diff --git a/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/conn/tsccm/ThreadSafeClientConnManager.java b/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/conn/tsccm/ThreadSafeClientConnManager.java
index 367a13a58..29ffae964 100644
--- a/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/conn/tsccm/ThreadSafeClientConnManager.java
+++ b/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/conn/tsccm/ThreadSafeClientConnManager.java
@@ -109,8 +109,11 @@ public class ThreadSafeClientConnManager implements ClientConnectionManager {
 
     @Override
     protected void finalize() throws Throwable {
-        shutdown();
-        super.finalize();
+        try {
+            shutdown();
+        } finally {
+            super.finalize();
+        }
     }
 
     /**