diff --git a/windows/winplink.c b/windows/winplink.c
index 47470777..a1a8dda0 100644
--- a/windows/winplink.c
+++ b/windows/winplink.c
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ void cmdline_error(const char *p, ...)
 HANDLE inhandle, outhandle, errhandle;
 struct handle *stdin_handle, *stdout_handle, *stderr_handle;
 DWORD orig_console_mode;
-int connopen;
 
 WSAEVENT netevent;
 
@@ -267,7 +266,7 @@ int stdin_gotdata(struct handle *h, void *data, int len)
 	cleanup_exit(0);
     }
     noise_ultralight(len);
-    if (connopen && back->connected(backhandle)) {
+    if (back->connected(backhandle)) {
 	if (len > 0) {
 	    return back->send(backhandle, data, len);
 	} else {
@@ -294,7 +293,7 @@ void stdouterr_sent(struct handle *h, int new_backlog)
 		(h == stdout_handle ? "output" : "error"), buf);
 	cleanup_exit(0);
     }
-    if (connopen && back->connected(backhandle)) {
+    if (back->connected(backhandle)) {
 	back->unthrottle(backhandle, (handle_backlog(stdout_handle) +
 				      handle_backlog(stderr_handle)));
     }
@@ -662,7 +661,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	back->provide_logctx(backhandle, logctx);
 	sfree(realhost);
     }
-    connopen = 1;
 
     inhandle = GetStdHandle(STD_INPUT_HANDLE);
     outhandle = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
@@ -782,7 +780,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                             LPARAM lp;
                             int err = things.iErrorCode[eventtypes[e].bit];
                             lp = WSAMAKESELECTREPLY(eventtypes[e].mask, err);
-                            connopen &= select_result(wp, lp);
+                            select_result(wp, lp);
                         }
 		}
 	    }
@@ -810,7 +808,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (sending)
 	    handle_unthrottle(stdin_handle, back->sendbuffer(backhandle));
 
-	if ((!connopen || !back->connected(backhandle)) &&
+	if (!back->connected(backhandle) &&
 	    handle_backlog(stdout_handle) + handle_backlog(stderr_handle) == 0)
 	    break;		       /* we closed the connection */
     }