diff --git a/modules/http/http_request.c b/modules/http/http_request.c
index 0238d34119..6c967ae152 100644
--- a/modules/http/http_request.c
+++ b/modules/http/http_request.c
@@ -194,14 +194,22 @@ AP_DECLARE(void) ap_die(int type, request_rec *r)
 static void check_pipeline(conn_rec *c)
 {
     if (c->keepalive != AP_CONN_CLOSE) {
+        apr_status_t rv;
         apr_bucket_brigade *bb = apr_brigade_create(c->pool, c->bucket_alloc);
-        if (ap_get_brigade(c->input_filters, bb, AP_MODE_SPECULATIVE,
-                       APR_NONBLOCK_READ, 1) != APR_SUCCESS) {
-            c->data_in_input_filters = 0;  /* we got APR_EOF or an error */
+
+        rv = ap_get_brigade(c->input_filters, bb, AP_MODE_SPECULATIVE,
+                            APR_NONBLOCK_READ, 1);
+        if (rv != APR_SUCCESS || APR_BRIGADE_EMPTY(bb)) {
+            /*
+             * Error or empty brigade: There is no data present in the input
+             * filter
+             */
+            c->data_in_input_filters = 0;
         }
         else {
             c->data_in_input_filters = 1;
         }
+        apr_brigade_destroy(bb);
     }
 }