diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_posix_NamedPipe.cpp b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_posix_NamedPipe.cpp
index 4ef02cee6e..603e0dcb35 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_posix_NamedPipe.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_posix_NamedPipe.cpp
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ void NamedPipe::cancelPendingReads()
 
 void NamedPipe::close()
 {
+    cancelPendingReads();
     ScopedPointer<Pimpl> deleter (pimpl); // (clears the pimpl member variable before deleting it)
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/juce_events/interprocess/juce_InterprocessConnection.cpp b/modules/juce_events/interprocess/juce_InterprocessConnection.cpp
index a2619f4706..fb8c9c31ed 100644
--- a/modules/juce_events/interprocess/juce_InterprocessConnection.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_events/interprocess/juce_InterprocessConnection.cpp
@@ -106,10 +106,7 @@ void InterprocessConnection::disconnect()
         socket->close();
 
     if (pipe != nullptr)
-    {
-        pipe->cancelPendingReads();
         pipe->close();
-    }
 
     stopThread (4000);