diff --git a/docker/client.py b/docker/client.py
index 49e85dd49b..1ff43cc4ec 100644
--- a/docker/client.py
+++ b/docker/client.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import re
 import shlex
 import struct
+from socket import socket as socket_obj
 import warnings
 
 import requests
@@ -264,7 +265,7 @@ def _get_raw_response_socket(self, response):
 
     def _stream_helper(self, response):
         """Generator for data coming from a chunked-encoded HTTP response."""
-        socket_fp = self._get_raw_response_socket(response)
+        socket_fp = socket_obj(_sock=self._get_raw_response_socket(response))
         socket_fp.setblocking(1)
         socket = socket_fp.makefile()
         while True: