--- a/jdk/test/java/net/Socket/ShutdownBoth.java	Tue Jul 20 10:41:50 2010 -0400
+++ b/jdk/test/java/net/Socket/ShutdownBoth.java	Wed Jul 21 13:29:26 2010 +0100
@@ -36,12 +36,14 @@
         Socket s1 = new Socket(ss.getInetAddress(), ss.getLocalPort());
         Socket s2 = ss.accept();
 
-        s1.shutdownInput();
-        s1.shutdownOutput();            // failed b55
-
-        s1.close();
-        s2.close();
-        ss.close();
+        try {
+            s1.shutdownInput();
+            s1.shutdownOutput();            // failed b55
+        } finally {
+            s1.close();
+            s2.close();
+            ss.close();
+        }
     }
 
 }