diff --git a/gunicorn/workers/gthread.py b/gunicorn/workers/gthread.py
index 7a23228cd..2888cea0f 100644
--- a/gunicorn/workers/gthread.py
+++ b/gunicorn/workers/gthread.py
@@ -322,6 +322,9 @@ def handle_request(self, req, conn):
             if self.nr >= self.max_requests:
                 if self.alive:
                     self.log.info("Autorestarting worker after current request.")
+                    # do not accept new connections
+                    for sock_ in self.sockets:
+                        self.poller.unregister(sock_)
                     self.alive = False
                 resp.force_close()