diff --git a/src/client.c b/src/client.c
index 2acc15567..28fb52705 100644
--- a/src/client.c
+++ b/src/client.c
@@ -540,7 +540,8 @@ int client_manager_io(void)
 			}
 			client->lastTime = time(NULL);
 		}
-		if (FD_ISSET(client->fd, &wfds)) {
+		if (!client_is_expired(client) &&
+		    FD_ISSET(client->fd, &wfds)) {
 			client_write_deferred(client);
 			client->lastTime = time(NULL);
 		}