diff --git a/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_http.c b/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_http.c
index cb81ddd0af..9f7a6b4026 100644
--- a/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_http.c
+++ b/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_http.c
@@ -1744,7 +1744,6 @@ int ap_proxy_http_process_response(apr_pool_t * p, request_rec *r,
 #endif
                     /* sanity check */
                     if (APR_BRIGADE_EMPTY(bb)) {
-                        apr_brigade_cleanup(bb);
                         break;
                     }
 
diff --git a/modules/proxy/proxy_util.c b/modules/proxy/proxy_util.c
index 73826691dd..0cd27c8ea0 100644
--- a/modules/proxy/proxy_util.c
+++ b/modules/proxy/proxy_util.c
@@ -2284,6 +2284,7 @@ ap_proxy_determine_connection(apr_pool_t *p, request_rec *r,
                                             conn->pool);
             }
             socket_cleanup(conn);
+            conn->close = 0;
         }
         if (will_reuse) {
             /*