diff --git a/cli/tests/unit/http_test.ts b/cli/tests/unit/http_test.ts
index 39bc82fb0e..e9fb61dc41 100644
--- a/cli/tests/unit/http_test.ts
+++ b/cli/tests/unit/http_test.ts
@@ -871,7 +871,6 @@ Deno.test(
       await respondWith(new Response(f.readable, { status: 200 }));
       httpConn.close();
       listener.close();
-      f.close();
     })();
     const resp = await fetch("http://127.0.0.1:4503/");
     const body = await resp.arrayBuffer();
diff --git a/ext/http/01_http.js b/ext/http/01_http.js
index 5c9deb5a34..c60a4b05ab 100644
--- a/ext/http/01_http.js
+++ b/ext/http/01_http.js
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@
                 streamRid,
                 resourceRid,
               );
+              core.tryClose(resourceRid);
               readableStreamClose(respBody); // Release JS lock.
             } catch (error) {
               const connError = httpConn[connErrorSymbol];