diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Net.Sockets/src/System/Net/Sockets/Socket.Tasks.cs b/src/libraries/System.Net.Sockets/src/System/Net/Sockets/Socket.Tasks.cs
index ad35f7138117e3..cb04d92d744c23 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Net.Sockets/src/System/Net/Sockets/Socket.Tasks.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Net.Sockets/src/System/Net/Sockets/Socket.Tasks.cs
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ public ValueTask<Socket> AcceptAsync(Socket? acceptSocket, CancellationToken can
                 Interlocked.Exchange(ref _singleBufferSendEventArgs, null) ??
                 new AwaitableSocketAsyncEventArgs(this, isReceiveForCaching: false);
 
-            Debug.Assert(saea.BufferList == null);
+            Debug.Assert(saea.BufferList is null);
+            Debug.Assert(saea.AcceptSocket is null);
             saea.SetBuffer(null, 0, 0);
             saea.AcceptSocket = acceptSocket;
             saea.WrapExceptionsForNetworkStream = false;
@@ -1048,6 +1049,8 @@ public ValueTask<Socket> AcceptAsync(Socket socket, CancellationToken cancellati
                 Socket acceptSocket = AcceptSocket!;
                 SocketError error = SocketError;
 
+                AcceptSocket = null;
+
                 Release();
 
                 return error == SocketError.Success ?
@@ -1405,6 +1408,8 @@ Socket IValueTaskSource<Socket>.GetResult(short token)
                 Socket acceptSocket = AcceptSocket!;
                 CancellationToken cancellationToken = _cancellationToken;
 
+                AcceptSocket = null;
+
                 Release();
 
                 if (error != SocketError.Success)