diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_request.c b/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
index 7001edb9c..2b6002617 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
@@ -1825,6 +1825,8 @@ ngx_http_finalize_request(ngx_http_request_t *r, ngx_int_t rc)
 
                 pr->write_event_handler(pr);
             }
+
+            return;
         }
 
         if (clcf->log_subrequest) {