diff --git a/http.c b/http.c
index f867b639..c5150439 100644
--- a/http.c
+++ b/http.c
@@ -1183,6 +1183,8 @@ evhttp_connection_start_detectclose(struct evhttp_connection *evcon)
 static void
 evhttp_connection_stop_detectclose(struct evhttp_connection *evcon)
 {
+	evcon->flags &= ~EVHTTP_CON_CLOSEDETECT;
+
 	bufferevent_disable(evcon->bufev, EV_READ);
 }