diff --git a/src/locking/lock_daemon.c b/src/locking/lock_daemon.c
index 1c94ddd054..12485e9662 100644
--- a/src/locking/lock_daemon.c
+++ b/src/locking/lock_daemon.c
@@ -712,6 +712,9 @@ virLockDaemonClientNew(virNetServerClientPtr client,
         }
     }
 
+    /* there's no closing handshake in the locking protocol */
+    virNetServerClientSetQuietEOF(client);
+
     return priv;
 
  error:
diff --git a/src/logging/log_daemon.c b/src/logging/log_daemon.c
index 5997cce9d3..d878efa63d 100644
--- a/src/logging/log_daemon.c
+++ b/src/logging/log_daemon.c
@@ -572,6 +572,9 @@ virLogDaemonClientNew(virNetServerClientPtr client,
         }
     }
 
+    /* there's no closing handshake in the logging protocol */
+    virNetServerClientSetQuietEOF(client);
+
     return priv;
 
  error: