diff --git a/net.c b/net.c
index 34ec4c8..5a8f824 100644
--- a/net.c
+++ b/net.c
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@
                                       const char *name,
                                       IOReadHandler *fd_read,
                                       IOCanRWHandler *fd_can_read,
+                                      NetCleanup *cleanup,
                                       void *opaque)
 {
     VLANClientState *vc, **pvc;
@@ -344,6 +345,7 @@
         vc->name = assign_name(vc, model);
     vc->fd_read = fd_read;
     vc->fd_can_read = fd_can_read;
+    vc->cleanup = cleanup;
     vc->opaque = opaque;
     vc->vlan = vlan;
 
@@ -362,6 +364,9 @@
     while (*pvc != NULL)
         if (*pvc == vc) {
             *pvc = vc->next;
+            if (vc->cleanup) {
+                vc->cleanup(vc);
+            }
             free(vc->name);
             free(vc->model);
             free(vc);
@@ -521,7 +526,7 @@
         slirp_init(slirp_restrict, slirp_ip);
     }
     slirp_vc = qemu_new_vlan_client(vlan, model, name,
-                                    slirp_receive, NULL, NULL);
+                                    slirp_receive, NULL, NULL, NULL);
     slirp_vc->info_str[0] = '\0';
     return 0;
 }
@@ -702,6 +707,8 @@
     char down_script_arg[128];
 } TAPState;
 
+static int launch_script(const char *setup_script, const char *ifname, int fd);
+
 static ssize_t tap_receive_iov(void *opaque, const struct iovec *iov,
                                int iovcnt)
 {
@@ -748,6 +755,18 @@
     }
 }
 
+static void tap_cleanup(VLANClientState *vc)
+{
+    TAPState *s = vc->opaque;
+
+    if (s->down_script[0])
+        launch_script(s->down_script, s->down_script_arg, s->fd);
+
+    qemu_set_fd_handler(s->fd, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    close(s->fd);
+    qemu_free(s);
+}
+
 /* fd support */
 
 static TAPState *net_tap_fd_init(VLANState *vlan,
@@ -759,7 +778,8 @@
 
     s = qemu_mallocz(sizeof(TAPState));
     s->fd = fd;
-    s->vc = qemu_new_vlan_client(vlan, model, name, tap_receive, NULL, s);
+    s->vc = qemu_new_vlan_client(vlan, model, name, tap_receive,
+                                 NULL, tap_cleanup, s);
     s->vc->fd_readv = tap_receive_iov;
     qemu_set_fd_handler(s->fd, tap_send, NULL, s);
     snprintf(s->vc->info_str, sizeof(s->vc->info_str), "fd=%d", fd);
@@ -1058,6 +1078,14 @@
     }
 }
 
+static void vde_cleanup(VLANClientState *vc)
+{
+    VDEState *s = vc->opaque;
+    qemu_set_fd_handler(vde_datafd(s->vde), NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    vde_close(s->vde);
+    qemu_free(s);
+}
+
 static int net_vde_init(VLANState *vlan, const char *model,
                         const char *name, const char *sock,
                         int port, const char *group, int mode)
@@ -1078,7 +1106,8 @@
         free(s);
         return -1;
     }
-    s->vc = qemu_new_vlan_client(vlan, model, name, vde_from_qemu, NULL, s);
+    s->vc = qemu_new_vlan_client(vlan, model, name, vde_from_qemu,
+                                 NULL, vde_cleanup, s);
     qemu_set_fd_handler(vde_datafd(s->vde), vde_to_qemu, NULL, s);
     snprintf(s->vc->info_str, sizeof(s->vc->info_str), "sock=%s,fd=%d",
              sock, vde_datafd(s->vde));
@@ -1263,6 +1292,14 @@
     return -1;
 }
 
+static void net_socket_cleanup(VLANClientState *vc)
+{
+    NetSocketState *s = vc->opaque;
+    qemu_set_fd_handler(s->fd, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    close(s->fd);
+    qemu_free(s);
+}
+
 static NetSocketState *net_socket_fd_init_dgram(VLANState *vlan,
                                                 const char *model,
                                                 const char *name,
@@ -1307,7 +1344,8 @@
     s = qemu_mallocz(sizeof(NetSocketState));
     s->fd = fd;
 
-    s->vc = qemu_new_vlan_client(vlan, model, name, net_socket_receive_dgram, NULL, s);
+    s->vc = qemu_new_vlan_client(vlan, model, name, net_socket_receive_dgram,
+                                 NULL, net_socket_cleanup, s);
     qemu_set_fd_handler(s->fd, net_socket_send_dgram, NULL, s);
 
     /* mcast: save bound address as dst */
@@ -1334,8 +1372,8 @@
     NetSocketState *s;
     s = qemu_mallocz(sizeof(NetSocketState));
     s->fd = fd;
-    s->vc = qemu_new_vlan_client(vlan, model, name,
-                                 net_socket_receive, NULL, s);
+    s->vc = qemu_new_vlan_client(vlan, model, name, net_socket_receive,
+                                 NULL, net_socket_cleanup, s);
     snprintf(s->vc->info_str, sizeof(s->vc->info_str),
              "socket: fd=%d", fd);
     if (is_connected) {
@@ -1895,29 +1933,20 @@
 
 void net_cleanup(void)
 {
-#if !defined(_WIN32)
     VLANState *vlan;
 
     /* close network clients */
     for(vlan = first_vlan; vlan != NULL; vlan = vlan->next) {
-        VLANClientState *vc;
+        VLANClientState *vc = vlan->first_client;
 
-        for(vc = vlan->first_client; vc != NULL; vc = vc->next) {
-            if (vc->fd_read == tap_receive) {
-                TAPState *s = vc->opaque;
+        while (vc) {
+            VLANClientState *next = vc->next;
 
-                if (s->down_script[0])
-                    launch_script(s->down_script, s->down_script_arg, s->fd);
-            }
-#if defined(CONFIG_VDE)
-            if (vc->fd_read == vde_from_qemu) {
-                VDEState *s = vc->opaque;
-                vde_close(s->vde);
-            }
-#endif
+            qemu_del_vlan_client(vc);
+
+            vc = next;
         }
     }
-#endif
 }
 
 void net_client_check(void)