diff --git a/src/core/lib/event_engine/posix_engine/ev_epoll1_linux.cc b/src/core/lib/event_engine/posix_engine/ev_epoll1_linux.cc
index 0d117229424..b66029b247b 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/event_engine/posix_engine/ev_epoll1_linux.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/event_engine/posix_engine/ev_epoll1_linux.cc
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ void Epoll1EventHandle::HandleShutdownInternal(absl::Status why,
       }
     }
     write_closure_->SetShutdown(why);
-    write_closure_->SetShutdown(why);
+    error_closure_->SetShutdown(why);
   }
 }