--- a/netwerk/base/NetworkInfoServiceLinux.cpp
+++ b/netwerk/base/NetworkInfoServiceLinux.cpp
@@ -56,17 +56,16 @@ DoListAddresses(AddrMapType& aAddrMap)
         DebugOnly<nsresult> rv =
           ListInterfaceAddresses(fd, ifreq->ifr_name, aAddrMap);
         NS_WARNING_ASSERTION(NS_SUCCEEDED(rv), "ListInterfaceAddresses failed");
 
         ifreq = (struct ifreq*) ((char*)ifreq + len);
         i += len;
     }
 
-    autoCloseSocket.release();
     return NS_OK;
 }
 
 static nsresult
 ListInterfaceAddresses(int aFd, const char* aInterface, AddrMapType& aAddrMap)
 {
     struct ifreq ifreq;
     memset(&ifreq, 0, sizeof(struct ifreq));