diff --git a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/io/TcpStages.scala b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/io/TcpStages.scala
index 5c001bf9ef..afdb151981 100644
--- a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/io/TcpStages.scala
+++ b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/io/TcpStages.scala
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ import scala.concurrent.{ Future, Promise }
             } else {
               val ex = new IllegalStateException("IO Listener actor terminated unexpectedly for remote endpoint [" +
                 endpoint.getHostString + ":" + endpoint.getPort + "]")
-              unbindPromise.failure(ex)
+              unbindPromise.tryFailure(ex)
               failStage(ex)
             }
         }