diff --git a/modules/http/http_request.c b/modules/http/http_request.c
index 28580c67db..21af994271 100644
--- a/modules/http/http_request.c
+++ b/modules/http/http_request.c
@@ -256,14 +256,6 @@ AP_DECLARE(void) ap_process_request_after_handler(request_rec *r)
     apr_bucket *b;
     conn_rec *c = r->connection;
 
-    /* Find the last request, taking into account internal
-     * redirects. We want to send the EOR bucket at the end of
-     * all the buckets so it does not jump the queue.
-     */
-    while (r->next) {
-        r = r->next;
-    }
-
     /* Send an EOR bucket through the output filter chain.  When
      * this bucket is destroyed, the request will be logged and
      * its pool will be freed
@@ -272,6 +264,14 @@ AP_DECLARE(void) ap_process_request_after_handler(request_rec *r)
     b = ap_bucket_eor_create(c->bucket_alloc, r);
     APR_BRIGADE_INSERT_HEAD(bb, b);
 
+    /* Find the last request, taking into account internal
+     * redirects. We want to send the EOR bucket at the end of
+     * all the buckets so it does not jump the queue.
+     */
+    while (r->next) {
+        r = r->next;
+    }
+
     ap_pass_brigade(r->output_filters, bb);
 
     /* The EOR bucket has either been handled by an output filter (eg.