diff --git a/src/quic_conn.c b/src/quic_conn.c
index c5bec14e8e855..64f90802e41b0 100644
--- a/src/quic_conn.c
+++ b/src/quic_conn.c
@@ -842,6 +842,7 @@ void qc_kill_conn(struct quic_conn *qc)
 	TRACE_ENTER(QUIC_EV_CONN_KILL, qc);
 	TRACE_PROTO("killing the connection", QUIC_EV_CONN_KILL, qc);
 	qc->flags |= QUIC_FL_CONN_TO_KILL;
+	qc->flags &= ~QUIC_FL_CONN_RETRANS_NEEDED;
 	task_wakeup(qc->idle_timer_task, TASK_WOKEN_OTHER);
 
 	qc_notify_err(qc);