diff --git a/tun_darwin.go b/tun_darwin.go
index 23c0b54..d2cdcd5 100644
--- a/tun_darwin.go
+++ b/tun_darwin.go
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ func (tun *NativeTun) RoutineRouteListener(tunIfindex int) {
 		statusMTU int
 	)
 
+	defer close(tun.events)
+
 	data := make([]byte, os.Getpagesize())
 	for {
 		n, err := unix.Read(tun.routeSocket, data)
@@ -302,7 +304,6 @@ func (tun *NativeTun) Close() error {
 		// We don't even need to call shutdown, or use a rwcancel.
 		err3 = unix.Close(tun.routeSocket)
 	}
-	close(tun.events)
 	if err1 != nil {
 		return err1
 	}
diff --git a/tun_linux.go b/tun_linux.go
index 2782260..f9a27d6 100644
--- a/tun_linux.go
+++ b/tun_linux.go
@@ -89,7 +89,10 @@ func createNetlinkSocket() (int, error) {
 }
 
 func (tun *NativeTun) RoutineNetlinkListener() {
-	defer unix.Close(tun.netlinkSock)
+	defer func() {
+		unix.Close(tun.netlinkSock)
+		close(tun.events)
+	}()
 
 	for msg := make([]byte, 1<<16); ; {
 
@@ -357,7 +360,6 @@ func (tun *NativeTun) Close() error {
 	}
 	err2 := tun.fd.Close()
 	err3 := tun.fdCancel.Cancel()
-	close(tun.events)
 
 	if err1 != nil {
 		return err1