diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/selector_events.py b/Lib/asyncio/selector_events.py
index 0419893cd1a..6413ce0de1b 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncio/selector_events.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/selector_events.py
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ class _SelectorSocketTransport(_SelectorTransport):
         return not self._paused and not self._closing
 
     def pause_reading(self):
-        if self._closing or self._paused:
+        if not self.is_reading():
             return
         self._paused = True
         self._loop._remove_reader(self._sock_fd)
diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/unix_events.py b/Lib/asyncio/unix_events.py
index ef8909e47ad..b58e2b39c58 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncio/unix_events.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/unix_events.py
@@ -466,11 +466,15 @@ class _UnixReadPipeTransport(transports.ReadTransport):
             # only wake up the waiter when connection_made() has been called
             self._loop.call_soon(futures._set_result_unless_cancelled,
                                  waiter, None)
+
     def _add_reader(self, fd, callback):
         if not self.is_reading():
             return
         self._loop._add_reader(fd, callback)
 
+    def is_reading(self):
+        return not self._paused and not self._closing
+
     def __repr__(self):
         info = [self.__class__.__name__]
         if self._pipe is None:
@@ -511,7 +515,7 @@ class _UnixReadPipeTransport(transports.ReadTransport):
                 self._loop.call_soon(self._call_connection_lost, None)
 
     def pause_reading(self):
-        if self._closing or self._paused:
+        if not self.is_reading():
             return
         self._paused = True
         self._loop._remove_reader(self._fileno)