diff --git a/source3/smbd/close.c b/source3/smbd/close.c
index da28559e49b..70f870619ee 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/close.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/close.c
@@ -636,7 +636,8 @@ static NTSTATUS ntstatus_keeperror(NTSTATUS s1, NTSTATUS s2)
 	return s2;
 }
 
-static void assert_no_pending_aio(struct files_struct *fsp,
+static void assert_no_pending_aio(struct smb_request *req,
+				  struct files_struct *fsp,
 				  enum file_close_type close_type)
 {
 	unsigned num_requests = fsp->num_aio_requests;
@@ -645,6 +646,11 @@ static void assert_no_pending_aio(struct files_struct *fsp,
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (close_type == SHUTDOWN_CLOSE &&
+			!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(req->xconn->transport.status)) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	DBG_ERR("fsp->num_aio_requests=%u\n", num_requests);
 	smb_panic("can not close with outstanding aio requests");
 	return;
@@ -666,7 +672,7 @@ static NTSTATUS close_normal_file(struct smb_request *req, files_struct *fsp,
 	connection_struct *conn = fsp->conn;
 	bool is_durable = false;
 
-	assert_no_pending_aio(fsp, close_type);
+	assert_no_pending_aio(req, fsp, close_type);
 
 	while (talloc_array_length(fsp->blocked_smb1_lock_reqs) != 0) {
 		smbd_smb1_brl_finish_by_req(
@@ -1122,7 +1128,7 @@ static NTSTATUS close_directory(struct smb_request *req, files_struct *fsp,
 		notify_status = NT_STATUS_OK;
 	}
 
-	assert_no_pending_aio(fsp, close_type);
+	assert_no_pending_aio(req, fsp, close_type);
 
 	/*
 	 * NT can set delete_on_close of the last open