diff --git a/dlls/wininet/internet.h b/dlls/wininet/internet.h
index e1044e93184..04a4a651596 100644
--- a/dlls/wininet/internet.h
+++ b/dlls/wininet/internet.h
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ BOOL NETCON_init(WININET_NETCONNECTION *connnection, BOOL useSSL);
 void NETCON_unload(void);
 DWORD NETCON_create(WININET_NETCONNECTION *connection, int domain,
 	      int type, int protocol);
-BOOL NETCON_close(WININET_NETCONNECTION *connection);
+DWORD NETCON_close(WININET_NETCONNECTION *connection);
 DWORD NETCON_connect(WININET_NETCONNECTION *connection, const struct sockaddr *serv_addr,
 		    unsigned int addrlen);
 DWORD NETCON_secure_connect(WININET_NETCONNECTION *connection, LPCWSTR hostname);
diff --git a/dlls/wininet/netconnection.c b/dlls/wininet/netconnection.c
index 64513acd68e..36599e9bb75 100644
--- a/dlls/wininet/netconnection.c
+++ b/dlls/wininet/netconnection.c
@@ -404,11 +404,11 @@ DWORD NETCON_create(WININET_NETCONNECTION *connection, int domain,
  * NETCON_close
  * Basically calls 'close()' unless we should use SSL
  */
-BOOL NETCON_close(WININET_NETCONNECTION *connection)
+DWORD NETCON_close(WININET_NETCONNECTION *connection)
 {
     int result;
 
-    if (!NETCON_connected(connection)) return FALSE;
+    if (!NETCON_connected(connection)) return ERROR_SUCCESS;
 
 #ifdef SONAME_LIBSSL
     if (connection->useSSL)
@@ -425,11 +425,8 @@ BOOL NETCON_close(WININET_NETCONNECTION *connection)
     connection->socketFD = -1;
 
     if (result == -1)
-    {
-        INTERNET_SetLastError(sock_get_error(errno));
-        return FALSE;
-    }
-    return TRUE;
+        return sock_get_error(errno);
+    return ERROR_SUCCESS;
 }
 #ifdef SONAME_LIBSSL
 static BOOL check_hostname(X509 *cert, char *hostname)