diff --git a/vllm/entrypoints/disagg_connector.py b/vllm/entrypoints/disagg_connector.py
index 9f9e719e63a1a..342f5ce3b6549 100644
--- a/vllm/entrypoints/disagg_connector.py
+++ b/vllm/entrypoints/disagg_connector.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
     yield
     ## close zmq context
     logger.info("term zmqctx")
-    await app.state.zmqctx.term()
+    app.state.zmqctx.destroy(linger=0)
 
 app = FastAPI(lifespan=lifespan)
 
diff --git a/vllm/entrypoints/launcher.py b/vllm/entrypoints/launcher.py
index dd098693cf36d..3872346853da5 100644
--- a/vllm/entrypoints/launcher.py
+++ b/vllm/entrypoints/launcher.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ async def serve_zmq(arg, zmq_server_port: int, app: FastAPI) -> None:
         # We never get here but clean up anyhow
         clients.close()
         workers.close()
-        context.term()
+        context.destroy(linger=0)
 
 def _add_shutdown_handlers(app: FastAPI, server: uvicorn.Server) -> None:
     """Adds handlers for fatal errors that should crash the server"""