diff --git a/ssh1bpp.c b/ssh1bpp.c
index e57676cc..98763e03 100644
--- a/ssh1bpp.c
+++ b/ssh1bpp.c
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ static void ssh1_bpp_handle_input(BinaryPacketProtocol *bpp)
     } else {
         ssh_remote_eof(s->bpp.ssh, "Server closed network connection");
     }
+    return;  /* avoid touching s now it's been freed */
 
     crFinishV;
 }
diff --git a/ssh2bpp-bare.c b/ssh2bpp-bare.c
index 49689c3b..ba40e7ab 100644
--- a/ssh2bpp-bare.c
+++ b/ssh2bpp-bare.c
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ static void ssh2_bare_bpp_handle_input(BinaryPacketProtocol *bpp)
     } else {
         ssh_remote_eof(s->bpp.ssh, "Server closed network connection");
     }
+    return;  /* avoid touching s now it's been freed */
 
     crFinishV;
 }
diff --git a/ssh2bpp.c b/ssh2bpp.c
index c81e0f59..6bda41d0 100644
--- a/ssh2bpp.c
+++ b/ssh2bpp.c
@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@ static void ssh2_bpp_handle_input(BinaryPacketProtocol *bpp)
     } else {
         ssh_remote_eof(s->bpp.ssh, "Server closed network connection");
     }
+    return;  /* avoid touching s now it's been freed */
 
     crFinishV;
 }
diff --git a/sshverstring.c b/sshverstring.c
index 612c3194..d9bc8077 100644
--- a/sshverstring.c
+++ b/sshverstring.c
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ void ssh_verstring_handle_input(BinaryPacketProtocol *bpp)
   eof:
     ssh_remote_error(s->bpp.ssh,
                      "Server unexpectedly closed network connection");
+    return;  /* avoid touching s now it's been freed */
 
     crFinishV;
 }