diff --git a/ncat/ncat_connect.c b/ncat/ncat_connect.c
index 7cf21d6f7..90f4cbe92 100644
--- a/ncat/ncat_connect.c
+++ b/ncat/ncat_connect.c
@@ -785,12 +785,10 @@ static void read_stdin_handler(nsock_pool nsp, nsock_event evt, void *data)
     ncat_assert(type == NSE_TYPE_READ);
 
     if (status == NSE_STATUS_EOF) {
-        if (o.sendonly) {
-            /* In --send-only mode, exit after EOF on stdin. */
+        shutdown(nsi_getsd(cs.sock_nsi), SHUT_WR);
+        /* In --send-only mode, exit after EOF on stdin. */
+        if (o.sendonly)
             nsock_loop_quit(nsp);
-        } else {
-            shutdown(nsi_getsd(cs.sock_nsi), SHUT_WR);
-        }
         return;
     } else if (status == NSE_STATUS_ERROR) {
         loguser("%s.\n", socket_strerror(nse_errorcode(evt)));