diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv/Internal/LibuvThread.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv/Internal/LibuvThread.cs
index db70ba2c1a..e816d2630b 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv/Internal/LibuvThread.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv/Internal/LibuvThread.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Runtime.ExceptionServices;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
@@ -165,9 +164,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv.Internal
                     handle?.Dispose();
                 }
             });
-
-            // uv_unref is idempotent so it's OK to call this here and in AllowStop.
-            _post.Unreference();
         }
 
         private void OnStopImmediate()
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv/LibuvTransport.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv/LibuvTransport.cs
index bf23beeb0e..502c8bddfc 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv/LibuvTransport.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv/LibuvTransport.cs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv
         {
             try
             {
-                await Task.WhenAll(Threads.Select(thread => thread.StopAsync(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2.5))).ToArray())
+                await Task.WhenAll(Threads.Select(thread => thread.StopAsync(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5))).ToArray())
                     .ConfigureAwait(false);
             }
             catch (AggregateException aggEx)
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv
         {
             var disposeTasks = _listeners.Select(listener => listener.DisposeAsync()).ToArray();
 
-            if (!await WaitAsync(Task.WhenAll(disposeTasks), TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2.5)).ConfigureAwait(false))
+            if (!await WaitAsync(Task.WhenAll(disposeTasks), TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5)).ConfigureAwait(false))
             {
                 Log.LogError(0, null, "Disposing listeners failed");
             }