diff --git a/drivers/unix/packet_peer_udp_posix.cpp b/drivers/unix/packet_peer_udp_posix.cpp
index 04be55d6c6a..faabe902f9c 100644
--- a/drivers/unix/packet_peer_udp_posix.cpp
+++ b/drivers/unix/packet_peer_udp_posix.cpp
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ Error PacketPeerUDPPosix::wait() {
 
 Error PacketPeerUDPPosix::_poll(bool p_wait) {
 
+	if (sockfd == -1) {
+		return FAILED;
+	}
+
 	struct sockaddr_storage from = { 0 };
 	socklen_t len = sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage);
 	int ret;
diff --git a/platform/windows/packet_peer_udp_winsock.cpp b/platform/windows/packet_peer_udp_winsock.cpp
index d8707709f52..1dc23fcab95 100644
--- a/platform/windows/packet_peer_udp_winsock.cpp
+++ b/platform/windows/packet_peer_udp_winsock.cpp
@@ -149,6 +149,10 @@ Error PacketPeerUDPWinsock::wait() {
 }
 Error PacketPeerUDPWinsock::_poll(bool p_wait) {
 
+	if (sockfd == -1) {
+		return FAILED;
+	}
+
 	_set_blocking(p_wait);
 
 	struct sockaddr_storage from = { 0 };