diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index a705ca97..57d60df7 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ Broker:
   Closes #2207.
 - Improve QoS 0 outgoing packet queueing.
 - Fix non-reachable bridge blocking the broker on Windows. Closes #2172.
+- Fix possible corruption of pollfd array on Windows when bridges were 
+  reconnecting. Closes #2173.
 
 Clients:
 - If sending mosquitto_sub output to a pipe, mosquitto_sub will now detect
diff --git a/src/bridge.c b/src/bridge.c
index bb7b9c35..9ca367a9 100644
--- a/src/bridge.c
+++ b/src/bridge.c
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ int bridge__connect_step1(struct mosquitto *context)
 	rc = net__try_connect_step1(context, context->bridge->addresses[context->bridge->cur_address].address);
 	if(rc > 0 ){
 		if(rc == MOSQ_ERR_TLS){
+			mux__delete(context);
 			net__socket_close(context);
 			return rc; /* Error already printed */
 		}else if(rc == MOSQ_ERR_ERRNO){
@@ -270,6 +271,7 @@ int bridge__connect_step2(struct mosquitto *context)
 	rc = net__try_connect_step2(context, context->bridge->addresses[context->bridge->cur_address].port, &context->sock);
 	if(rc > 0){
 		if(rc == MOSQ_ERR_TLS){
+			mux__delete(context);
 			net__socket_close(context);
 			return rc; /* Error already printed */
 		}else if(rc == MOSQ_ERR_ERRNO){
@@ -298,6 +300,7 @@ int bridge__connect_step3(struct mosquitto *context)
 	rc = net__socket_connect_step3(context, context->bridge->addresses[context->bridge->cur_address].address);
 	if(rc > 0){
 		if(rc == MOSQ_ERR_TLS){
+			mux__delete(context);
 			net__socket_close(context);
 			return rc; /* Error already printed */
 		}else if(rc == MOSQ_ERR_ERRNO){
@@ -326,6 +329,7 @@ int bridge__connect_step3(struct mosquitto *context)
 		}else if(rc == MOSQ_ERR_EAI){
 			log__printf(NULL, MOSQ_LOG_ERR, "Error creating bridge: %s.", gai_strerror(errno));
 		}
+		mux__delete(context);
 		net__socket_close(context);
 		return rc;
 	}
@@ -437,6 +441,7 @@ int bridge__connect(struct mosquitto *context)
 
 	if(rc > 0){
 		if(rc == MOSQ_ERR_TLS){
+			mux__delete(context);
 			net__socket_close(context);
 			return rc; /* Error already printed */
 		}else if(rc == MOSQ_ERR_ERRNO){
@@ -466,6 +471,7 @@ int bridge__connect(struct mosquitto *context)
 		}else if(rc2 == MOSQ_ERR_EAI){
 			log__printf(NULL, MOSQ_LOG_ERR, "Error creating bridge: %s.", gai_strerror(errno));
 		}
+		mux__delete(context);
 		net__socket_close(context);
 		return rc2;
 	}
@@ -751,6 +757,7 @@ void bridge_check(void)
 						COMPAT_CLOSE(context->bridge->primary_retry_sock);
 						context->bridge->primary_retry_sock = INVALID_SOCKET;
 						context->bridge->primary_retry = 0;
+						mux__delete(context);
 						net__socket_close(context);
 						context->bridge->cur_address = 0;
 					}
@@ -761,6 +768,7 @@ void bridge_check(void)
 							COMPAT_CLOSE(context->bridge->primary_retry_sock);
 							context->bridge->primary_retry_sock = INVALID_SOCKET;
 							context->bridge->primary_retry = 0;
+							mux__delete(context);
 							net__socket_close(context);
 							context->bridge->cur_address = context->bridge->address_count-1;
 						}else{