diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/PollServiceHttpRequest.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/PollServiceHttpRequest.cs
index 0e4a9413d0..3eb330a7c7 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/PollServiceHttpRequest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/HttpServer/PollServiceHttpRequest.cs
@@ -94,6 +94,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer
                 response.Send();
                 buffer = null;
             }
+            catch (System.Net.Sockets.SocketException ex)
+            {
+                // This is "connection reset by peer", meaning the
+                // requesting server has given up. They need to
+                // fix their timeouts. We don't want to spam the
+                // log with this.
+            }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
                 m_log.Warn("[POLL SERVICE WORKER THREAD]: Error ", ex);
@@ -141,4 +148,4 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers.HttpServer
             return (int)b2.contextHash;
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}