diff --git a/src/e1_input.c b/src/e1_input.c
index fc0370d..df61c7b 100644
--- a/src/e1_input.c
+++ b/src/e1_input.c
@@ -816,8 +816,7 @@
 	return msg;
 }
 
-static int e1inp_int_snd_event(struct e1inp_ts *ts,
-			       struct e1inp_sign_link *link, int evt)
+int e1inp_int_snd_event(struct e1inp_ts *ts, struct e1inp_sign_link *link, int evt)
 {
 	struct input_signal_data isd;
 	isd.line = ts->line;
@@ -844,19 +843,6 @@
 	return e1inp_int_snd_event(ts, link, evt);
 }
 
-void e1inp_close_socket(struct e1inp_ts *ts,
-			struct e1inp_sign_link *sign_link,
-			struct osmo_fd *bfd)
-{
-	e1inp_int_snd_event(ts, sign_link, S_L_INP_TEI_DN);
-	/* the first e1inp_sign_link_destroy call closes the socket. */
-	if (bfd->fd != -1) {
-		osmo_fd_unregister(bfd);
-		close(bfd->fd);
-		bfd->fd = -1;
-	}
-}
-
 /* register a driver with the E1 core */
 int e1inp_driver_register(struct e1inp_driver *drv)
 {
diff --git a/src/input/ipaccess.c b/src/input/ipaccess.c
index 08b34a4..4d55e71 100644
--- a/src/input/ipaccess.c
+++ b/src/input/ipaccess.c
@@ -431,7 +431,19 @@
 
 	}
 
-	return e1inp_close_socket(e1i_ts, sign_link, bfd);
+	e1inp_int_snd_event(e1i_ts, sign_link, S_L_INP_TEI_DN);
+	/* the first e1inp_sign_link_destroy call closes the socket. */
+	if (bfd->fd != -1) {
+		osmo_fd_unregister(bfd);
+		close(bfd->fd);
+		bfd->fd = -1;
+		/* If The bfd holds a reference to e1inp_line in ->data (BSC
+		 * accepted() sockets), then release it */
+		if (bfd->data == line) {
+			bfd->data = NULL;
+			e1inp_line_put2(line, "ipa_bfd");
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 static void timeout_ts1_write(void *data)