diff --git a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/DefaultChildEventExecutor.java b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/DefaultChildEventExecutor.java
index 66a1acb3d0..f28a7a3037 100644
--- a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/DefaultChildEventExecutor.java
+++ b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/DefaultChildEventExecutor.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class DefaultChildEventExecutor extends SingleThreadEventExecutor {
 
     @Override
     protected void wakeup(boolean inEventLoop) {
-        if (!inEventLoop) {
+        if (!inEventLoop && isShutdown()) {
             interruptThread();
         }
     }