diff --git a/src/applications/v4ping/v4ping.cc b/src/applications/v4ping/v4ping.cc
index e70917e60..2e53e5e64 100644
--- a/src/applications/v4ping/v4ping.cc
+++ b/src/applications/v4ping/v4ping.cc
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ void
 V4Ping::StopApplication (void)
 {
   NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
+  m_socket->Close ();
 }