diff --git a/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/InternalSocket.java b/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/InternalSocket.java
index dd84e3102..d681d2270 100644
--- a/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/InternalSocket.java
+++ b/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/InternalSocket.java
@@ -296,12 +296,13 @@ public class InternalSocket extends Socket {
     public void setSendBufferSize(int size) {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
     }
-    /** @deprecated unsupported */
-    @Deprecated
+
+    /**
+     * Does nothing as of 0.9.33, prior to that threw UnsupportedOperationException
+     */
     @Override
-    public void setSoLinger(boolean on, int linger) {
-        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
-    }
+    public void setSoLinger(boolean on, int linger) {}
+
     /** @deprecated unsupported */
     @Deprecated
     @Override