diff --git a/spring-jms/src/main/java/org/springframework/jms/connection/SingleConnectionFactory.java b/spring-jms/src/main/java/org/springframework/jms/connection/SingleConnectionFactory.java
index 2b52e7d751d..36ad856f848 100644
--- a/spring-jms/src/main/java/org/springframework/jms/connection/SingleConnectionFactory.java
+++ b/spring-jms/src/main/java/org/springframework/jms/connection/SingleConnectionFactory.java
@@ -575,14 +575,11 @@ public class SingleConnectionFactory implements ConnectionFactory, QueueConnecti
 			logger.debug("Closing shared JMS Connection: " + con);
 		}
 		try {
-			try {
+			try (con) {
 				if (this.startedCount > 0) {
 					con.stop();
 				}
 			}
-			finally {
-				con.close();
-			}
 		}
 		catch (jakarta.jms.IllegalStateException ex) {
 			logger.debug("Ignoring Connection state exception - assuming already closed: " + ex);
diff --git a/spring-jms/src/main/java/org/springframework/jms/support/JmsUtils.java b/spring-jms/src/main/java/org/springframework/jms/support/JmsUtils.java
index 3c6f49a2667..b4815924fa1 100644
--- a/spring-jms/src/main/java/org/springframework/jms/support/JmsUtils.java
+++ b/spring-jms/src/main/java/org/springframework/jms/support/JmsUtils.java
@@ -74,12 +74,9 @@ public abstract class JmsUtils {
 		if (con != null) {
 			try {
 				if (stop) {
-					try {
+					try (con) {
 						con.stop();
 					}
-					finally {
-						con.close();
-					}
 				}
 				else {
 					con.close();