diff --git a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/socket/oio/OioChildEventLoop.java b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/socket/oio/OioChildEventLoop.java
index 81d83d5dc7..c3e3c07a00 100644
--- a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/socket/oio/OioChildEventLoop.java
+++ b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/socket/oio/OioChildEventLoop.java
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ class OioChildEventLoop extends SingleThreadEventLoop {
             }
 
             if (isShutdown()) {
-                ch.unsafe().close(ch.unsafe().voidFuture());
+                if (ch != null) {
+                    ch.unsafe().close(ch.unsafe().voidFuture());
+                }
                 if (peekTask() == null) {
                     break;
                 }