diff --git a/Lib/ssl.py b/Lib/ssl.py
index 7bcc67e..5e2da29 100644
--- a/Lib/ssl.py
+++ b/Lib/ssl.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
                     raise
             else:
                 connected = True
-            sock.forget()
+            sock.detach()
         elif fileno is not None:
             socket.__init__(self, fileno=fileno)
         else: