1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_winrt.cpp b/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_winrt.cpp
index cacfe11fea..e60840d651 100644
--- a/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_winrt.cpp
+++ b/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_winrt.cpp
@@ -998,7 +998,8 @@ bool QNativeSocketEnginePrivate::setOption(QAbstractSocketEngine::SocketOption o
         return true;
     }
     case QAbstractSocketEngine::KeepAliveOption: {
-        if (socketType == QAbstractSocket::UdpSocket)
+        if (socketType == QAbstractSocket::UdpSocket
+                || socketState != QAbstractSocket::UnconnectedState)
             return false;
 
         boolean keepAlive = v;