diff --git a/postgres/src/priv_io.rs b/postgres/src/priv_io.rs
index dd272cf0..e407cfd7 100644
--- a/postgres/src/priv_io.rs
+++ b/postgres/src/priv_io.rs
@@ -118,13 +118,7 @@ impl MessageStream {
     }
 
     fn set_read_timeout(&self, timeout: Option<Duration>) -> io::Result<()> {
-        // self.stream.get_ref().get_ref().0.set_read_timeout(timeout)
-        let s = unsafe {
-            ::std::net::TcpStream::from_raw_fd(self.stream.get_ref().get_ref().0.as_raw_fd())
-        };
-        let r = s.set_read_timeout(timeout);
-        ::std::mem::forget(s);
-        r
+        self.stream.get_ref().get_ref().0.set_read_timeout(timeout)
     }
 
     fn set_nonblocking(&self, nonblock: bool) -> io::Result<()> {