diff --git a/ext/odbc/php_odbc.c b/ext/odbc/php_odbc.c
index 52d46b2fd0f77..2169e65c9b866 100644
--- a/ext/odbc/php_odbc.c
+++ b/ext/odbc/php_odbc.c
@@ -431,7 +431,8 @@ static void _free_odbc_result(zend_rsrc_list_entry *rsrc TSRMLS_DC)
 			efree(res->values);
 			res->values = NULL;
 		}
-		if (res->stmt) {
+		/* If aborted via timer expiration, don't try to call any unixODBC function */
+		if (res->stmt && !(PG(connection_status) & PHP_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT)) {
 #if defined(HAVE_SOLID) || defined(HAVE_SOLID_30) || defined(HAVE_SOLID_35)
 			SQLTransact(res->conn_ptr->henv, res->conn_ptr->hdbc,
 						(SQLUSMALLINT) SQL_COMMIT);
@@ -484,9 +485,12 @@ static void _close_odbc_conn(zend_rsrc_list_entry *rsrc TSRMLS_DC)
 		}
 	}
 
-   	safe_odbc_disconnect(conn->hdbc);
-	SQLFreeConnect(conn->hdbc);
-	SQLFreeEnv(conn->henv);
+	/* If aborted via timer expiration, don't try to call any unixODBC function */
+	if (!(PG(connection_status) & PHP_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT)) {
+		safe_odbc_disconnect(conn->hdbc);
+		SQLFreeConnect(conn->hdbc);
+		SQLFreeEnv(conn->henv);
+	}
 	efree(conn);
 	ODBCG(num_links)--;
 }
@@ -512,9 +516,12 @@ static void _close_odbc_pconn(zend_rsrc_list_entry *rsrc TSRMLS_DC)
 		}
 	}
 	
-	safe_odbc_disconnect(conn->hdbc);
-	SQLFreeConnect(conn->hdbc);
-	SQLFreeEnv(conn->henv);
+	/* If aborted via timer expiration, don't try to call any unixODBC function */
+	if (!(PG(connection_status) & PHP_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT)) {
+		safe_odbc_disconnect(conn->hdbc);
+		SQLFreeConnect(conn->hdbc);
+		SQLFreeEnv(conn->henv);
+	}
 	free(conn);
 
 	ODBCG(num_links)--;