diff --git a/lib/roken/net_read.c b/lib/roken/net_read.c
index b57dda3dd..1f959db95 100644
--- a/lib/roken/net_read.c
+++ b/lib/roken/net_read.c
@@ -73,8 +73,27 @@ net_read(rk_socket_t sock, void *buf, size_t nbytes)
     ssize_t count;
     size_t rem = nbytes;
 
+#ifdef SOCKET_IS_NOT_AN_FD
+    int use_read = 0;
+#endif
+
     while (rem > 0) {
+#ifdef SOCKET_IS_NOT_AN_FD
+	if (use_read)
+	    count = _read (sock, cbuf, rem);
+	else
+	    count = recv (sock, cbuf, rem, 0);
+
+	if (use_read == 0 &&
+	    rk_IS_SOCKET_ERROR(count) &&
+	    rk_SOCK_ERRNO == WSAENOTSOCK) {
+	    use_read = 1;
+
+	    count = _read (sock, cbuf, rem);
+	}
+#else
 	count = recv (sock, cbuf, rem, 0);
+#endif
 	if (count < 0) {
 
 	    /* With WinSock, the error EINTR (WSAEINTR), is used to
diff --git a/lib/roken/net_write.c b/lib/roken/net_write.c
index 94c9df1c3..402e20915 100644
--- a/lib/roken/net_write.c
+++ b/lib/roken/net_write.c
@@ -70,9 +70,27 @@ net_write(rk_socket_t sock, const void *buf, size_t nbytes)
     const char *cbuf = (const char *)buf;
     ssize_t count;
     size_t rem = nbytes;
+#ifdef SOCKET_IS_NOT_AN_FD
+    int use_write = 0;
+#endif
 
     while (rem > 0) {
+#ifdef SOCKET_IS_NOT_AN_FD
+	if (use_write)
+	    count = _write (sock, cbuf, rem);
+	else
+	    count = send (sock, cbuf, rem, 0);
+
+	if (use_write == 0 &&
+	    rk_IS_SOCKET_ERROR(count) &&
+	    rk_SOCK_ERRNO == WSAENOTSOCK) {
+	    use_write = 1;
+
+	    count = _write (sock, cbuf, rem);
+	}
+#else
 	count = send (sock, cbuf, rem, 0);
+#endif
 	if (count < 0) {
 	    if (errno == EINTR)
 		continue;