diff --git a/src/cli.c b/src/cli.c
index a4875ab4..f5243ad6 100644
--- a/src/cli.c
+++ b/src/cli.c
@@ -750,7 +750,6 @@ static int run_client(int fd, struct sockaddr *sa, const char *host)
                 int newfd = new_socket(local.sa.sa_family);
                 if (newfd != -1) {
                     close(fd);
-                    fcntl(newfd, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
                     fd = newfd;
                 }
             }