1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/httplib.py b/Lib/httplib.py
index 36381de..95456ea 100644
--- a/Lib/httplib.py
+++ b/Lib/httplib.py
@@ -926,8 +926,8 @@ class HTTPConnection:
         self.__state = _CS_IDLE
 
         if response.will_close:
-            # this effectively passes the connection to the response
-            self.close()
+            # Pass the socket to the response
+            self.sock = None
         else:
             # remember this, so we can tell when it is complete
             self.__response = response