diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_channel.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_channel.erl
index 4f6d5ac6f..c2f62c840 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_channel.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_channel.erl
@@ -1246,8 +1246,10 @@ handle_info(
         {ok, Channel3} -> {ok, ?REPLY_EVENT(disconnected), Channel3};
         Shutdown -> Shutdown
     end;
-handle_info({sock_closed, Reason}, Channel = #channel{conn_state = disconnected}) ->
-    ?SLOG(error, #{msg => "unexpected_sock_close", reason => Reason}),
+handle_info({sock_closed, _Reason}, Channel = #channel{conn_state = disconnected}) ->
+    %% This can happen as a race:
+    %% EMQX closes socket and marks 'disconnected' but 'tcp_closed' or 'ssl_closed'
+    %% is already in process mailbox
     {ok, Channel};
 handle_info(clean_authz_cache, Channel) ->
     ok = emqx_authz_cache:empty_authz_cache(),
diff --git a/apps/emqx_gateway_stomp/src/emqx_stomp_channel.erl b/apps/emqx_gateway_stomp/src/emqx_stomp_channel.erl
index 453fa9fd2..10d081e57 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_gateway_stomp/src/emqx_stomp_channel.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_gateway_stomp/src/emqx_stomp_channel.erl
@@ -963,13 +963,12 @@ handle_info(
     NChannel = ensure_disconnected(Reason, Channel),
     shutdown(Reason, NChannel);
 handle_info(
-    {sock_closed, Reason},
+    {sock_closed, _Reason},
     Channel = #channel{conn_state = disconnected}
 ) ->
-    ?SLOG(error, #{
-        msg => "unexpected_sock_closed",
-        reason => Reason
-    }),
+    %% This can happen as a race:
+    %% EMQX closes socket and marks 'disconnected' but 'tcp_closed' or 'ssl_closed'
+    %% is already in process mailbox
     {ok, Channel};
 handle_info(clean_authz_cache, Channel) ->
     ok = emqx_authz_cache:empty_authz_cache(),